Psalms 18:11

Bible in Basic English (1941)

He made the dark his secret place; his tent round him was the dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 97:2 : 2 Dark clouds are round him; his kingdom is based on righteousness and right judging.
  • Deut 4:11 : 11 And you came near, waiting at the foot of the mountain; and flames of fire went up from the mountain to the heart of heaven, with dark clouds, and all was black as night.
  • Ps 27:5 : 5 For in the time of trouble he will keep me safe in his tent: in the secret place of his tent he will keep me from men's eyes; high on a rock he will put me.
  • Ps 81:7 : 7 You gave a cry in your trouble, and I made you free; I gave you an answer in the secret place of the thunder; I put you to the test at the waters of Meribah. (Selah.)
  • Ps 91:1 : 1 Happy is he whose resting-place is in the secret of the Lord, and under the shade of the wings of the Most High;
  • Joel 2:2 : 2 For a day of dark and deep shade is near, a day of cloud and black night: like a black cloud a great and strong people is covering the mountains; there has never been any like them and will not be after them again, from generation to generation.

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