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 opened the heavens and came down; dark storm clouds were beneath his feet. 10Mounted on a mighty angelic being, he flew, soaring on the wings of the wind. He shrouded himself in darkness, veiling his approach with dark rain clouds. 12Thick clouds shielded the brightness around him and rained down hail and burning coals. 13The Lord thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded amid the hail and burning coals.

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 27:5For he will conceal me there when troubles come; he will hide me in his sanctuary. He will place me out of reach on a high rock.
• Psalms 81:7You cried to me in trouble, and I saved you; I answered out of the thundercloud and tested your faith when there was no water at Meribah. Interlude
• Psalms 91:1Those who live in the shelter of the Most High will find rest in the shadow of the Almighty.
• Psalms 97:2Dark clouds surround him. Righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.
• Deuteronomy 4:11“You came near and stood at the foot of the mountain, while flames from the mountain shot into the sky. The mountain was shrouded in black clouds and deep darkness.
• Joel 2:2It is a day of darkness and gloom, a day of thick clouds and deep blackness. Suddenly, like dawn spreading across the mountains, a great and mighty army appears. Nothing like it has been seen before or will ever be seen 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