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Psalms 18:9

He bowed the heavens also, and came down: and darkness was under his feet.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 18:10.

וַיֵּ֣טvayetand spreadנָטָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and spread”, the next action in the storyH5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application[phrase] afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, o…שָׁ֭מַיִםshamayimheavenשָׁמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “heaven”, the ordinary formH8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).וַיֵּרַ֑דvayeradand bring downיָרַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bring down”, the next action in the storyH3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)[idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take…וַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗לvaarafeland darkעֲרָפֶלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and dark”, the ordinary formH6205gloom (as of a lowering sky)(gross, thick) dark (cloud, -ness).תַּ֣חַתtachatwithתַּחַתpreposition — “with”H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.רַגְלָֽיוraglayvfootרֶגֶלnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “foot”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda[idiom] be able to endure, [idiom] according as, [idiom] after, [idiom] coming, [idiom] follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), [idiom] great toe, [idiom] haunt, [idiom] journey, leg, [phrase] piss, [phrase] possession, time.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(18-10) He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and thick darkness was under His feet.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He bowed the heavens also, and came down; And thick darkness was under his feet.

Young’s Literal Translation

And He inclineth the heavens, and cometh down, And thick darkness [is] under His feet.

World English Bible

He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.

Darby Translation

And he bowed the heavens, and came down; and darkness was under his feet.

Douay-Rheims

The justices of the Lord are right, rejoicing hearts: the commandment of the Lord is lightsome, enlightening the eyes.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(18-10) He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and thick darkness was under His feet.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he bowed the heaven, and came down: and thick darkness was under his feet.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔκλινεν οὐρανὸν καὶ κατέβη, καὶ γνόφος ὑπὸ τοὺς πόδας αὐτοῦ.