Psalms 18:9

9 iustitiae Domini rectae laetificantes corda praeceptum Domini lucidum inluminans oculos

Psalms 18:9 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 18:9

He bowed the heavens also, and came down
To execute wrath and vengeance on wicked men; which is always the sense of these phrases when they go together; see ( Psalms 144:6-8 ) ( Isaiah 64:1 Isaiah 64:2 ) ; The Targum is, "he bowed the heavens, and his glory appeared"; that is, the glory of his power, and of his mighty hand of vengeance; for not his grace and mercy, but his indignation and wrath, showed themselves; for it follows,

and darkness [was] under his feet;
the Targum is, "a dark cloud", expressive of the awfulness of the dispensation to wicked men; who are not allowed to see the face of God, are debarred his presence, and denied, communion with him, and to whom everything appears awful and terrible, ( Psalms 97:2-5 ) .

Psalms 18:9 In-Context

7 a summo caeli egressio eius et occursus eius usque ad summum eius nec est qui se abscondat a calore eius

8 lex Domini inmaculata convertens animas testimonium Domini fidele sapientiam praestans parvulis

9 iustitiae Domini rectae laetificantes corda praeceptum Domini lucidum inluminans oculos

10 timor Domini sanctus permanens in saeculum saeculi iudicia Domini vera iustificata in semet ipsa

11 desiderabilia super aurum et lapidem pretiosum multum et dulciora super mel et favum