Psa 18:10-11, Amo 9:6 | JFB | e4.org | 10. cherub —angelic agents (compare ), the figures of which were placed over the ark ( ), representing God's dwelling; used here to enhance the majesty of the divine advent. Angels and winds may represent all rational and irrational agencies of God's providence (compare ). did fly —Rapidity of motion adds to the grandeur of the scene.

‏ Psalms 18:10-11

10. cherub—angelic agents (compare Ge 3:24), the figures of which were placed over the ark (1Sa 4:4), representing God's dwelling; used here to enhance the majesty of the divine advent. Angels and winds may represent all rational and irrational agencies of God's providence (compare Ps 104:3, 4).

did fly—Rapidity of motion adds to the grandeur of the scene.

11. dark waters—or, clouds heavy with vapor.

‏ Amos 9:6

6. stories—literally, "ascents," that is, upper chambers, to which the ascent is by steps [MAURER]; evidently referring to the words in Ps 104:3, 13. GROTIUS explains it, God's royal throne, expressed in language drawn from Solomon's throne, to which the ascent was by steps (compare 1Ki 10:18, 19).

founded his troop—namely, all animate creatures, which are God's troop, or host (Ge 2:1), doing His will (Ps 103:20, 21; Joe 2:11). MAURER translates, "His vault," that is, the vaulted sky, which seems to rest on the earth supported by the horizon.