Psalms 18:11
He made darkness his hiding-place, his pavilion round about him, darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
10And he rode upon a cherub, and flew. Yea, he soared upon the wings of the wind.
12At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, hailstones and coals of fire.
Cross References
Psalms 27:5For in the day of trouble he will hide me in his pavilion. In the covert of his tabernacle he will hide me. He will lift me up upon a rock.
Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
Psalms 104:3who lays the beams of his chambers in the waters, who makes the clouds his chariot, who walks upon the wings of the wind,
Joel 2:2a day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness, as the dawn spreads upon the mountains, a great people and a strong, there has not ever been the like, nor shall be any more after them, even to the years of man
Matthew Henry on Psalms 18:2-20
David's Triumphs in God; Devout Confidence. 1 I will love thee, O Lord , my strength. 2 The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high tower. 3 I will call upon the Lord , who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. 4 The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. 5 The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. 6 In my… Read the whole commentary →