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Smoke rose from his nostrils,
and fire out of his mouth devoured.
Coals were set on fire by it.
10 Then he tore open the heavens and came down.
A dark cloud was under his feet.
11 He rode upon a cherub,[a] and he flew.
He soared[b] on the wings of the wind.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Samuel 22:11 The cherubim are the powerful angels who serve as God’s honor guard.
  2. 2 Samuel 22:11 The translation follows some Hebrew manuscripts, ancient versions, and Psalm 18:10. Most Hebrew manuscripts read he was seen.