Psalm 18:11
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He madeיָ֤שֶׁת
(ya·shet)
7896: to put, seta prim. root
darknessחֹ֨שֶׁךְ
(cho·shech)
2822: darkness, obscurityfrom chashak
His hiding place,סִתְרֹ֗ו
(sit·rov)
5643a: a covering, hiding place, secrecyfrom sathar
His canopyסֻכָּתֹ֑ו
(suk·ka·tov;)
5521: a thicket, boothfrom sakak
aroundסְבִֽיבֹותָ֥יו
(se·vi·vo·v·tav)
5439: circuit, round aboutfrom sabab
Him, Darkness 
 
2825: darknessfrom chashak
of waters,מַ֝֗יִם
(ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
thick cloudsעָבֵ֥י
(a·vei)
5645: dark cloud, cloud mass, thicketfrom an unused word
of the skies.שְׁחָקִֽים׃
(she·cha·kim.)
7834: dust, cloudfrom shachaq


















KJV Lexicon
He made
shiyth  (sheeth)
to place (in a very wide application) -- apply, appoint, array, bring, consider, lay (up), let alone, look, make, mark, put (on), + regard, set, shew, be stayed, take.
darkness
choshek  (kho-shek')
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness -- dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
his secret place
cether  (say'-ther)
a cover (in a good or a bad, a literal or a figurative sense) -- backbiting, covering, covert, disguise(-th), hiding place, privily, protection, secret(-ly, place).
his pavilion
cukkah  (sook-kaw')
a hut or lair -- booth, cottage, covert, pavilion, tabernacle, tent.
round about
cabiyb  (saw-beeb')
(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around -- (place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.
him were dark
cheshkah  (khesh-kaw')
darkness -- dark.
waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
and thick clouds
`ab  (awb)
an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chron. 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse -- clay, (thick) cloud, thick, thicket.
of the skies
shachaq  (shakh'-ak)
a powder (as beaten small): by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament -- cloud, small dust, heaven, sky.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He made darkness His hiding place, His canopy around Him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He made darkness His hiding place, dark storm clouds His canopy around Him.

International Standard Version
He made darkness his hiding place, his canopy surrounding him was dark waters and thick clouds.

NET Bible
He shrouded himself in darkness, in thick rain clouds.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
He set darkness for his refuge and his tabernacle around him, and darkness of waters in clouds of the air.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He made the darkness his hiding place, the dark rain clouds his covering.

King James 2000 Bible
He made darkness his secret place; his canopy round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
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