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Psalms 18:11

He made darkness his secret place, his tent round about him: darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

In Context

10And he rode upon a cherub and did fly; yea, he flew fast upon the wings of the wind.

12From the brightness before him his thick clouds passed forth: hail and coals of fire.

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Cross References

Psalms 27:5For in the day of evil he will hide me in his pavilion; in the secret of his tent will he keep me concealed: he will set me high upon a rock.

Psalms 91:1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.

Psalms 104:3Who layeth the beams of his upper chambers in the waters, who maketh clouds his chariot, who walketh upon the wings of the wind;

Joel 2:2a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and gross darkness, as the dawn spread upon the mountains; a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after them, to the years of generations and generations.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

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