Psalms 18:12
And he made darkness his covert, his pavilion round about him: dark waters in the clouds of the air.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.
In Context
11And he ascended upon the cherubim, and he flew; he flew upon the wings of the winds.
13At the brightness that was before him the clouds passed, hail and coals of fire.
Cross References
Exodus 19:9The Lord said to him: Lo, now will I come to thee in the darkness of a cloud, that the people may hear me speaking to thee, and may believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people to the Lord.
2 Samuel 22:13By the brightness before him, the coals of fire were kindled.
Psalms 104:2and art clothed with light as with a garment. Who stretchest out the heaven like a pavilion:
Habakkuk 3:4His brightness shall be as the light; horns are in his hands: There is his strength hid:
Matthew 17:5And as he was yet speaking, behold a bright cloud overshadowed them. And lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased: hear ye him.
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 →