Psalms 18:11
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. | He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him. | He made darkness his hiding-place, his pavilion round about him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| he made | יָ֤שֶׁת | YA-shet | H7896G | to set: makeשִׁית (shit) : make/establish 1) to put, set 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to put, lay (hand upon) 1a2) to set, station, appoint, fix, set mind to 1a3) to constitute, make (one something), make like, perform 1a4) to take one's stand 1a5) to lay waste 1b) (Hophal) to be imposed, be set upon |
| darkness | חֹ֨שֶׁךְ׀ | CHO-shekh | H2822 | darknessחֹ֫שֶׁךְ (cho.shekh) 1) darkness, obscurity 1a) darkness 1b) secret place |
| covering his | סִתְר֗וֹ | sit-RO | H5643A | secrecyסֵ֫תֶר (se.ter) 1) covering, shelter, hiding place, secrecy 1a) covering, cover 1b) hiding place, shelter, secret place 1c) secrecy 1c1) secrecy (of tongue being slanderous) |
| around him | סְבִֽיבוֹתָ֥יו | se-vi-vo-TAV | H5439G | aroundסָבִיב (sa.viv) : around/border subst 1) places round about, circuit, round about adv 2) in a circuit, a circuit, round about prep 3) in the circuit, from every side |
| canopy his | סֻכָּת֑וֹ | su-ka-TO | H5521 | boothסֻכָּה (suk.kah) 1) thicket, covert, booth 1a) thicket 1b) booth (rude or temporary shelter) |
| darkness of | חֶשְׁכַת־ | chesh-khat- | H2824 | darkחֶשְׁכָה (chesh.khah) darkness, obscure, low Another spelling of cha.she.khah (חֲשֵׁכָה "darkness" H2825) |
| waters | מַ֝֗יִם | MA-yim | H4325G | waterמַי (ma.yim) 1) water, waters 1a) water 1b) water of the feet, urine 1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.) |
| dark clouds of | עָבֵ֥י | 'a-VEI | H5645 | cloudעָב (av) 1) darkness, cloud, thicket 1a) dark cloud 1b) cloud mass 1c) thicket (as refuge) |
| clouds | שְׁחָקִֽים׃ | she-cha-KIM | H7834 | cloudשַׁ֫חַק (sha.chaq) 1) dust, cloud 1a) fine dust 1b) (thin) cloud |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.