Psalms 18:11
He made darkness his hiding place, his pavilion around him,darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.
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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.
Cross References
Psalms 27:5For in the day of trouble he will keep me secretly in his pavilion.In the covert 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 Highwill rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
Psalms 104:3He lays the beams of his chambers 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 →