2 Samuel 22:11 — Meaning and Application

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“And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: and he was seen upon the wings of the wind.”

2 Samuel 22:11

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There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire out of his mouth devoured: coals were kindled by it. {out of his nostrils: Heb. by, etc}

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

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. {dark...: Heb. binding of waters}

Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.

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2 Samuel 22:1

"And David spake unto the LORD the words of this song in the day {that} the LORD had delivered him out of the hand of all his enemies, and out of the hand of Saul:"

2 Samuel 22:2

"And he said, The LORD {is} my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;"

2 Samuel 22:3

"The God of my rock; in him will I trust: {he is} my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence."

2 Samuel 22:4

"I will call on the LORD, {who is} worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies."

2 Samuel 22:5

"When the waves of death compassed me, the floods of ungodly men made me afraid; {waves: or, pangs} {ungodly...: Heb. Belial}"

2 Samuel 22:6

"The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me; {sorrows: or, cords}"

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