Psalm 18:9 (WEB)
He bowed the heavens also, and came down. Thick darkness was under his feet.
Fathers and councils · 8
Athanasius of Alexandria
“If, as they say, He was then exalted, how did He before that ‘bow the heavens and come down;’ and again, ‘The Highest gave His thunder?’” — editor's note: Ps. xviii. 9, 13.
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Cyril of Jerusalem
“Another also of the Prophets said, He bowed the heavens also, and came down; and darkness was under His feet.” — editor's note: Ps. xviii. 9. The “feet,” interpreted allegorically, mean the Humanity, and the “darkness” the mystery of the Incarnation. See Euseb. Demonstr. Evang. vi. 1, §…
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Ambrose of Milan
“Then, immediately after it added, speaking of many: “It is better to put confidence in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.”” — editor's note: Ps. cxviii. 9.
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Augustine of Hippo
“…hath God lowered the Scriptures even to the capacity of babes and sucklings, as it is sung in another Psalm, “And He lowered the heaven, and came down:” and this did He because of the enemies, who through pride of talkativeness, being enemies of the cross of Christ, even when they do speak some truth, still…” — editor's note: Ps. xviii. 9.
Read the whole comment““And He bowed the heaven, and came down” (ver. 9).” — the author cites it
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John Chrysostom
““And darkness” (it says) “was under His feet.” ( Ps. xviii. 9.)” — the author cites it
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“This the majority even of us, who were not overcome, had to endure, not falling in mind, though prevailed upon to sign, and so uniting with men who were in both respects wicked, and involving ourselves in the smoke, if not in the flame.” — editor's note: The smoke, etc. Cf. Orat. xvi. 6; Ps. xviii. 9; cv. 32.
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Clement of Alexandria
“Ut semel autem dicam, de obedientia dicit psallens David: “In quo diriget junior viam suam?”” — editor's note: Ps. cxviii. 9.
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Parallel passages
2 Samuel 22:10 and Psalm 18:9 share the same wording (14 words).