Psalms 18:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, Hailstones and coals of fire.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

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

Transliteration

yashet choshech sitro sevivotav sukato cheshkat-mayim avey shechaqim.

Grammar Details

*yashet*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he made/placed
*choshech*: masculine singular noun - darkness
*sitro*: masculine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his hiding place
*sevivotav*: feminine plural noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his surroundings
*sukato*: feminine singular noun with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his canopy/covering
*cheshkat*: construct state, feminine singular - darkness of
*mayim*: masculine plural noun - waters
*avey*: construct state, masculine plural - clouds of
*shechaqim*: masculine plural noun - skies/clouds

Word Meanings

*yashet*: he made/he placed/he set
*sitro*: his hiding place/his covering/his secret place
*sevivotav*: his surroundings/around him
*sukato*: his canopy/his covering/his tent
*cheshkat*: darkness of/gloom of
*avey*: clouds of/thick clouds of
*shechaqim*: skies/clouds/heavens

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Referenced Verses

Josh 10:11 : 11 And it came to pass, as they fled from before Israel, while they were at the descent of Beth-horon, that Jehovah cast down great stones from heaven upon them unto Azekah, and they died: they were more who died with the hailstones than they whom the children of Israel slew with the sword.
2 Sam 22:13-15 : 13 At the brightness before him Coals of fire were kindled. 14 Jehovah thundered from heaven, And the Most High uttered his voice. 15 And he sent out arrows, and scattered them; Lightning, and discomfited them.
Ps 97:3-4 : 3 A fire goeth before him, And burneth up his adversaries round about. 4 His lightnings lightened the world: The earth saw, and trembled.
Ps 104:2 : 2 Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment; Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain;
Hab 3:4-5 : 4 And [his] brightness was as the light; He had rays [coming forth] from his hand; And there was the hiding of his power. 5 Before him went the pestilence, And fiery bolts went forth at his feet.
Matt 17:2 : 2 and he was transfigured before them; and his face did shine as the sun, and his garments became white as the light.
Matt 17:5 : 5 While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
Rev 16:21 : 21 And great hail, [every stone] about the weight of a talent, cometh down out of heaven upon men: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof is exceeding great.
Exod 9:23-24 : 23 And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and Jehovah sent thunder and hail, and fire ran down unto the earth; and Jehovah rained hail upon the land of Egypt. 24 So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as had not been in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

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