Psalms 18:11
Made darkness his hiding-place, Round about him—his pavilion, Darkness of waters, clouds of vapours.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
10Then he rode on a cherub, and flew, and darted on the wings of the wind;
12Out of the brightness before him, his clouds rolled along, hail, and live coals of fire.
Cross References
Psalms 27:5For he will hide me in his pavilion, in the day of calamity,—He will conceal me, in the secrecy of his tent, Within a rock, will he set me on high.
Psalms 91:1He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High, Under the shadow of the Almighty, will tarry,
Psalms 104:3Building, in the waters, his upper chambers,—Who maketh clouds his chariot, Who passeth along on the wings of the wind;
Joel 2:2A day of obscurity and deep gloom, a day of cloud, and thick darkness, as dusk, spread over the mountains,—a people, many and bold, like whom, hath not been from age-past times, and, after whom, shall not be again unto the years of generation after generation.
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 →