Psalms 18:11

Psalms 18:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
• New International Version (NIV)He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him— the dark rain clouds of the sky.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him, thick clouds dark with water.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He made darkness His secret place; His canopy around Him was dark waters And thick clouds of the skies.

Context of Psalms 18:11

9He spread apart the heavens and came down with a dark cloud under his feet. 10He rode on one of the angels as he flew, and he soared on the wings of the wind. He made the darkness his hiding place, the dark rain clouds his covering. 12Out of the brightness in front of him, those rain clouds passed by with hailstones and lightning. 13The Lord thundered in the heavens. The Most High made his voice heard with hailstones and lightning.

Psalms 18:11 word by word

יָ֤שֶׁת חֹ֨שֶׁךְ׀ סִתְר֗וֹ סְבִֽיבוֹתָ֥יו סֻכָּת֑וֹ חֶשְׁכַת־מַ֝֗יִם עָבֵ֥י שְׁחָקִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• He madeשִׁיתshîyth · to set: makeH7896
• darknessחֹ֫שֶׁךְchôshek · darknessH2822
• his secret placeסֵ֫תֶרsêther sithrâh · secrecyH5643
• his pavilionסֻכָּהsûkkâh · boothH5521
• round aboutסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439
• darkחֶשְׁכָהcheshkâh · darkH2824
• watersמַיmayim · waterH4325
• thick cloudsעָב‛âb · cloudH5645
• of the skiesשַׁ֫חַקshachaq · cloudH7834

Cross-references for Psalms 18:11

• Psalms 27:5He hides me in his shelter when there is trouble. He keeps me hidden in his tent. He sets me high on a rock.
• Psalms 81:7When you were in trouble, you called out ⌞to me⌟, and I rescued you. I was hidden in thunder, but I answered you. I tested your ⌞loyalty⌟ at the oasis of Meribah. Selah
• Psalms 91:1Whoever lives under the shelter of the Most High will remain in the shadow of the Almighty.
• Psalms 97:2Clouds and darkness surround him. Righteousness and justice are the foundations of his throne.
• Deuteronomy 4:11So you came and stood at the foot of the mountain, which was on fire with flames shooting into the sky. It was dark, cloudy, and gloomy.
• Joel 2:2It is a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and overcast skies. A large and mighty army will spread over the mountains like the dawn. Nothing like this has ever happened. Nothing like this will ever happen again.

Commentaries on Psalms 18:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11He made darkness his secret place - God is represented as dwelling in the thick darkness, Deuteronomy 4:11; Psalm 97:2. This representation in the place before us is peculiarly proper; as thick heavy clouds deeply charged, and with lowering aspects, are always the forerunners and attendants of a tempest, and greatly heighten the horrors of the appearance: and the representation of them, spread about the Almighty as a tent, is truly grand and poetic. Dark…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11He made darkness his secret place - Herder has beautifully rendered this verse, “Now he wrapped himself in darkness; Clouds on clouds enclosed him round.” The word rendered “secret place” - סתר sêther - means properly a hiding; then something hidden, private, secret. Hence, it means a covering, a veil. Compare Job 22:14; Job 24:15. In Psalm 81:7 it is applied to thunder: “I answered thee in the secret place of thunder;” that is, in the secret place or…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9-11The Lord rules over all of nature (see Psalm 104:2–4; 148:5–6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. dark waters--or, clouds heavy with vapor.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings