Psalms

Psalm 18:10–11

¹⁰He mounted a cherub and flew;

He soared on the wings of the wind.

¹¹He made darkness His hiding place,

and storm clouds a canopy around Him.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He mounted	וַיִּרְכַּ֣ב	way·yir·kaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7392 mount and ride, ride
a cherub	כְּ֭רוּב	kə·rūḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H3742 cherub
and flew	וַיָּעֹ֑ף	way·yā·‘ōp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5774 fly
He soared	וַ֝יֵּ֗דֶא	way·yê·ḏe	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1675 fly swiftly, dart through the air
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the wings	כַּנְפֵי־	kan·p̄ê-	Noun - feminine plural construct	H3671 wing, extremity
of the wind	רֽוּחַ׃	rū·aḥ	Noun - common singular	H7307 breath, wind, spirit

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He made	יָ֤שֶׁת	yā·šeṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H7896 put, set
darkness	חֹ֨שֶׁךְ׀	ḥō·šeḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H2822 darkness, obscurity
His hiding place	סִתְר֗וֹ	siṯ·rōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5643 covering, hiding-place, secrecy
storm	מַ֝֗יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
clouds	עָבֵ֥י	‘ā·ḇê	Noun - common plural construct	H5645 dark cloud, cloud-mass, thicket
a canopy	סֻכָּת֑וֹ	suk·kā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5521 thicket, booth
around Him	סְבִֽיבוֹתָ֥יו	sə·ḇî·ḇō·w·ṯāw	Adverb; third person masculine singular	H5439 circuit, round about

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 18:10 Psalm 104:3 · Psalm 99:1 · 2 Samuel 22:11–12

Psalm 18:11 Psalm 97:2 · Deuteronomy 4:11 · Joel 2:2 · Psalm 91:1 · Psalm 81:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.