Verse 10
Psalm 18:10
First … in the original language – Hebrew:
וירכב על־כרוב ויעף וידא על־כנפי־רוח׃
Next, the English translation that I chose making the Psalm “mine”:
He rode on a cherub and flew, (hcsb)
Swooping down on the wings of the wind. (cjb)
Now, the English translations that I reviewed (words in white are ones that I chose for My Psalm 18 :)
(AMP) And He rode upon a cherub [a storm] and flew [swiftly]; yes, He sped on with the wings of the wind.
(ASV) And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he soared upon the wings of the wind.
(BBE) And he went in flight through the air, seated on a storm-cloud: going quickly on the wings of the wind.
(Bishops) (18:9) He ridde vpon the Cherub, and he dyd flee: he came fleeyng vpon the wynges of the wynde.
(CEV) You rode on the backs of flying creatures and swooped down with the wind as wings.
(CJB) (18:11) He rode on a keruv; he flew, swooping down on the wings of the wind.
(Darby) And he rode upon a cherub and did fly; yea, he flew fast upon the wings of the wind.
(DRB) (18:11) And he ascended upon the cherubim, and he flew; he flew upon the wings of the winds.
(ESV) He rode on a cherub and flew; he came swiftly on the wings of the wind.
(Geneva) And he rode vpon Cherub and did flie, and he came flying vpon the wings of the winde.
(GNB) He flew swiftly on his winged creature; he traveled on the wings of the wind.
(GW) He rode on one of the angels as he flew, and he soared on the wings of the wind.
(HCSB) He rode on a cherub and flew, soaring on the wings of the wind.
(JPS) (18:11) And He rode upon a cherub, and did fly; yea, He did swoop down upon the wings of the wind.
(KJV) And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
(LITV) and He rode on a cherub, and He flew; yea He soared on the wings of the wind;
(MKJV) And He rode on a cherub, and flew; yea, He soared on the wings of the wind.
(MSG) He’s riding a winged creature, swift on wind-wings.
(NAS77) And He rode upon a cherub and flew; And He sped upon the wings of the wind.
(NASB) He rode upon a cherub and flew; And He sped upon the wings of the wind.
(NCV) He rode a creature with wings and flew.
He raced on the wings of the wind.
(NET) He mounted a winged angel and flew;
he glided on the wings of the wind.
(NIrV) He got on the cherubim and flew. The wings of the wind lifted him up.
(NIV) He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind.
(NKJV) And He rode upon a cherub, and flew; He flew upon the wings of the wind.
(NLT) Mounted on a mighty angelic being, He flew, soaring on the wings of the wind.
(NRSV) He rode on a cherub, and flew; he came swiftly upon the wings of the wind.
(RSV) He rode on a cherub, and flew; he came swiftly upon the wings of the wind.
(RV) And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly, yea, he flew swiftly upon the wings of the wind.
(TNIV) He mounted the cherubim and flew; he soared on the wings of the wind.
(Webster) And he rode upon a cherub, and flew; yes, he flew upon the wings of the wind.
(YLT) And He rideth on a cherub, and doth fly, And He flieth on wings of wind.
My Psalm 18 