Psalms 18:11

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“He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.”

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BSBPD

“He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“He made darkness his hiding-place, his pavilion round about him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“He maketh darkness His secret place, Round about Him His tabernacle, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 18:11 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Deuteronomy 4:11You came near and stood at the base of the mountain, a mountain blazing with fire to the heavens, with black clouds and deep darkness.
  2. Psalms 27:5For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock.
  3. Psalms 81:7You called out in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you from the cloud of thunder; I tested you at the waters of Meribah. Selah
  4. Psalms 91:1He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty.
  5. Psalms 97:2Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.
  6. Psalms 104:3laying the beams of His chambers in the waters above, making the clouds His chariot, walking on the wings of the wind.
  7. Ezekiel 10:18Then the glory of the LORD moved away from the threshold of the temple and stood above the cherubim.
  8. Joel 2:2a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and blackness. Like the dawn overspreading the mountains a great and strong army appears, such as never was of old, nor will ever be in ages to come.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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