NETBible KJV GRK-HEB XRef Names Arts Hymns

  Discovery Box

Psalms 18:9

Context

18:9 He made the sky sink 1  as he descended;

a thick cloud was under his feet.

Drag to resizeDrag to resize

[18:9]  1 tn The Hebrew verb נָטָה (natah) can carry the sense “[cause to] bend, bow down.” For example, Gen 49:15 pictures Issachar as a donkey that “bends” its shoulder or back under a burden. Here the Lord causes the sky, pictured as a dome or vault, to sink down as he descends in the storm.



created in 0.03 seconds
powered by
bible.org - YLSA