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Psalms 18:11

He made darkness his hiding place, his pavilion around him, darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

World English Bible British with Deuterocanon

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

10He rode on a cherub, and flew. Yes, he soared on the wings of the wind.

12At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, hailstones and coals of fire.

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Cross References

Psalms 27:5For in the day of trouble, he will keep me secretly in his pavilion. In the secret place of his tabernacle, he will hide me. He will lift me up on a rock.

Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

Psalms 104:3He lays the beams of his rooms in the waters. He makes the clouds his chariot. He walks on the wings of the wind.

Joel 2:2A day of darkness and gloominess, a day of clouds and thick darkness. As the dawn spreading on the mountains, a great and strong people; there has never been the like, neither will there be any more after them, 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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

King James VersionBíblia Portuguesa MundialLuther Bibel (Deutsch)Bible Louis Segond (Français)Библия (Русский)新标点和合本성경 (한국어)الكتاب المقدس باللغة العربية، فان دايكBibbia Diodati (Italiano)Kinh Thánh (Tiếng Việt)Biblia Cornilescu (Română)Polish Biblia Gdanska (1881)Statenvertaling (Nederlands)

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