Thou [art] the anointed cherub that covereth; and I have set thee [so]: thou wast upon the holy mountain of God; thou hast walked up and down in the midst of the stones of fire.
Ver. 14. Thou art the anointed cherub.] Or, Thou art a cherub ever since I anointed thee for protector. a As the cherubims cover the ark with their wing, so dost thou thy people; and therefore takest upon thee as if an earthly angel.
Thou wast upon the holy mountain of God.] Thou hast been in heaven: or, at least, on Mount Sinai with Moses, where God appeared with millions of his angels, having a fiery pavement under his feet. Exo 24:10
In the midst of the stones of fire,] i.e., Of seraphims, say some, those flaming creatures of lightnings and thunderbolts, say others, which thou hurlest about at thy pleasure.
“ Saevum praelustri fulmen ab arce venit. ”
a Trem.