11 He mounted the cherubim(A) and flew;
    he soared[a] on the wings of the wind.(B)
12 He made darkness(C) his canopy around him—
    the dark[b] rain clouds of the sky.
13 Out of the brightness of his presence
    bolts of lightning(D) blazed forth.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 22:11 Many Hebrew manuscripts (see also Psalm 18:10); most Hebrew manuscripts appeared
  2. 2 Samuel 22:12 Septuagint (see also Psalm 18:11); Hebrew massed

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

12 And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.

13 Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.

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