Psalm 18:11 - The Scriptures 1998

¹¹ He made darkness His covering; Around Him His booth, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him Were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ He made darkness His secret hiding place; as His pavilion (His canopy) round about Him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ He made darkness his hiding-place, his pavilion round about him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

Common English Bible

¹¹ God made darkness cloak him; his covering was dark water and dense cloud.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ desirable beyond gold and many precious stones, and sweeter than honey and the honeycomb.

Psalm 18:11 Cross References

Psalm 104:3

Who is laying the beams of His upper rooms in the waters, Who is making thick clouds His chariot, Who is walking on the wings of the wind,

Psalm 27:5

For in the day of evil He hides me in His booth; In the covering of His Tent He hides me; On a rock He raises me up.

Psalm 81:7

“You called in distress, and I rescued you; I answered you in the covering of thunder; I proved you at the waters of Meriḇ

Psalm 91:1

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High, Who abides under the shadow of the Almighty,

Psalm 97:2

Clouds and darkness all around Him, Righteousness and right-ruling are the foundation of His throne.

Ezekiel 10:18

And the esteem of יהוה  went from the threshold of the House and stood over the keruḇ

Joel 2:2

a day of darkness and gloom, a day of clouds and thick darkness, like the morning clouds spread over the mountains – a people many and strong, the like of whom has never been, nor shall there ever be again after them, to the years of many generations.

Deuteronomy 4:11

“And you came near and stood at the foot of the mountain, and the mountain burned with fire to the heart of the heavens – darkness, cloud, and thick darkness.