2 Samuel 22:10 (GNV)

Passage

He bowed the heauens also, and came downe, and darkenes was vnder his feete.

Nearby Context

2 Samuel 22:8 Then the earth trembled and quaked: the foundations of the heauens mooued and shooke, because he was angrie.

2 Samuel 22:9 Smoke went out at his nostrels, and consuming fire out of his mouth: coles were kindled thereat.

2 Samuel 22:10 He bowed the heauens also, and came downe, and darkenes was vnder his feete.

2 Samuel 22:11 And he rode vpon Cherub and did flie, and hee was seene vpon the winges of the winde.

2 Samuel 22:12 And hee made darkenesse a Tabernacle round about him, euen the gatherings of waters, and the cloudes of the ayre.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "bowed", "heauens", "came", "downe", "darkenes", "vnder", and "feete". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "bowed" and "heauens", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 9's "Smoke went out at his nostrels and..." into verse 11's "And he rode vpon Cherub and did...", so "bowed" and "heauens" belong inside that flow. In 2 Samuel context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "bowed" and "heauens" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.