Psalms 18:10New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— He rode upon a cherub and flew; And He sped upon the wings of the wind.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly, yea, he flew swiftly upon the wings of the wind.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he soared upon the wings of the wind.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And he rode upon a cherub, and flew; yes, he flew upon the wings of the wind.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And he rode upon a cherub and did fly; yea, he flew fast upon the wings of the wind.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Then he rode on a cherub, and flew, and darted on the wings of the wind;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— And He rideth on a cherub, and doth fly, And He flieth on wings of wind.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And he ascended upon the cherubim, and he flew; he flew upon the wings of the winds.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And he rode vpon Cherub and did flie, and he came flying vpon the wings of the winde.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And he rode vpon a Cherub, and did flie: yea he did flie vpon the wings of the wind.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And he rode upon cherubim and flew; yea, he soared upon the wings of the wind.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And he mounted on cherubs and flew: he flew on the wings of winds.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind. |
And he rode
7392 {7392} Primeרָכַבrakab{raw-kab'}
A primitive root; to ride (on an animal or in a vehicle); causatively to place upon (for riding or generally), to despatch.
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
upon
x5921 (5921) Complementעַל`al{al}
Properly the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural, often with prefix, or as conjugation with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications.
a cherub,
3742 {3742} Primeכְּרוּבk@ruwb{ker-oob'}
Of uncertain derivation; a cherub or imaginary figure.
and did fly:
5774 {5774} Primeעוּף`uwph{oof}
A primitive root; to cover (with wings or obscurity); hence (as denominative from H5775) to fly; also (by implication of dimness) to faint (from the darkness of swooning).
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
yea, he did fly
1675 {1675} Primeדּאהda'ah{daw-aw'}
A primitive root; to dart, that is, fly rapidly.
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
upon
x5921 (5921) Complementעַל`al{al}
Properly the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural, often with prefix, or as conjugation with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications.
the wings
3671 {3671} Primeכָּנָףkanaph{kaw-nawf'}
From H3670; an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bed clothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle.
of the wind.
7307 {7307} Primeרוּחַruwach{roo'-akh}
From H7306; wind; by resemblance breath, that is, a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions). |
Psalms 18:10
_ _ cherub — angelic agents (compare Genesis 3:24), the figures of which were placed over the ark (1 Samuel 4:4), representing God’s dwelling; used here to enhance the majesty of the divine advent. Angels and winds may represent all rational and irrational agencies of God’s providence (compare Psalms 104:3, Psalms 104:4).
_ _ did fly — Rapidity of motion adds to the grandeur of the scene. |
Psalms 18:10
Cherub — Or, upon the cherubim, upon the angels, who are also called God's chariots, Psalms 68:17, upon which he is said to sit and ride. All which is not to be understood grossly, but only to denote God's using the ministry of angels, in raising such storms and tempests. Fly — As swiftly as the wind. |
Psalms 18:10
And he rode upon a (g) cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
(g) This is described at large in (Psa. 104:1-35). |
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Psalms 99:1 The LORD reigneth; let the people tremble: he sitteth [between] the cherubims; let the earth be moved.
2 Samuel 22:11-12 And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind. ... And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, [and] thick clouds of the skies.
Ezekiel 1:5-14 Also out of the midst thereof [came] the likeness of four living creatures. And this [was] their appearance; they had the likeness of a man. ... And the living creatures ran and returned as the appearance of a flash of lightning.
Ezekiel 10:20-22 This [is] the living creature that I saw under the God of Israel by the river of Chebar; and I knew that they [were] the cherubims. ... And the likeness of their faces [was] the same faces which I saw by the river of Chebar, their appearances and themselves: they went every one straight forward.
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Psalms 104:3 Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters: who maketh the clouds his chariot: who walketh upon the wings of the wind:
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