Psalms

Psalm 18:11–12

¹¹He made darkness His hiding place,

and storm clouds a canopy around Him.

¹²From the brightness of His presence

His clouds advanced —

hailstones and coals of fire.^a

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He made	יָ֤שֶׁת	yā·šeṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H7896 put, set
darkness	חֹ֨שֶׁךְ׀	ḥō·šeḵ	Noun - masculine singular	H2822 darkness, obscurity
His hiding place	סִתְר֗וֹ	siṯ·rōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5643 covering, hiding-place, secrecy
storm	מַ֝֗יִם	ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
clouds	עָבֵ֥י	‘ā·ḇê	Noun - common plural construct	H5645 dark cloud, cloud-mass, thicket
a canopy	סֻכָּת֑וֹ	suk·kā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5521 thicket, booth
around Him	סְבִֽיבוֹתָ֥יו	sə·ḇî·ḇō·w·ṯāw	Adverb; third person masculine singular	H5439 circuit, round about

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
From the brightness	מִנֹּ֗גַהּ	min·nō·ḡah	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H5051 brightness
of His presence	נֶ֫גְדּ֥וֹ	neḡ·dōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5048 what is conspicuous or in front
His clouds	עָבָ֥יו	‘ā·ḇāw	Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5645 dark cloud, cloud-mass, thicket
advanced	עָבְר֑וּ	‘ā·ḇə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
hailstones	בָּ֝רָ֗ד	bā·rāḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H1259 hail
and coals	וְגַֽחֲלֵי־	wə·ḡa·ḥă·lê-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H1513 ember
of fire	אֵֽשׁ׃	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 18:11 Psalm 97:2 · Deuteronomy 4:11 · Joel 2:2 · Psalm 91:1 · Psalm 81:7

Psalm 18:12 Joshua 10:11 · Revelation 16:21 · Exodus 9:23–24 · Matthew 17:2 · Matthew 17:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.