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10 He parted the heavens and came down,
    a dark cloud under his feet.(A)
11 Mounted on a cherub[a] he flew,
    borne along on the wings of the wind.
12 He made darkness his cloak around him;
    his canopy, water-darkened stormclouds.

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Footnotes

  1. 18:11 Cherub: a winged creature, derived from myth, in the service of the deity (Gn 3:24; Ex 25:18–20; 37:6–9). Cherubim were the throne bearers of the deity (Ps 80:2; 99:1; 1 Kgs 6:23–28; 8:6–8).

10 He mounted the cherubim(A) and flew;
    he soared(B) on the wings of the wind.(C)
11 He made darkness his covering,(D) his canopy(E) around him—
    the dark rain clouds of the sky.
12 Out of the brightness of his presence(F) clouds advanced,
    with hailstones(G) and bolts of lightning.(H)

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