Psalms 18:11
And he made darkness his covering; His pavilion round about him was dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
10And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly; Yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
12At the brightness before him, his thick clouds passed away; Then came hailstones and coals of fire.
Cross References
Psalms 27:5For in the day of trouble he will hide me in his pavilion; Yea, in the secret place of his tabernacle will he shelter me; He will set me upon a rock.
Psalms 91:1He who sitteth under the shelter of the Most High Maketh his abode in the shadow of the Almighty.
Psalms 104:3He layeth the beams of his chambers in the waters; He maketh the clouds his chariot; He rideth upon the wings of the wind.
Joel 2:2A day of darkness, and gloominess, A day of clouds, and thick darkness. As the morning light spreadeth itself upon the mountains, There cometh a numerous people and a strong; Like them there have been none of old time, And after them there shall not be, Even to the years of many 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 →