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Psalm 18:11–14

11  He made darkness his covering, his acanopy around him,

thick clouds bdark with water.

12  Out of the brightness before him

chailstones and coals of fire broke through his clouds.

13  The Lord also dthundered in the heavens,

and the Most High uttered his evoice,

hailstones and coals of fire.

14  And he sent out his farrows and scattered them;

he flashed forth lightnings and grouted them.

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Psalm 18:11–14 — The New International Version (NIV)

11 He made darkness his covering, his canopy around him—

the dark rain clouds of the sky.

12 Out of the brightness of his presence clouds advanced,

with hailstones and bolts of lightning.

13 The Lord thundered from heaven;

the voice of the Most High resounded.

14 He shot his arrows and scattered the enemy,

with great bolts of lightning he routed them.

Psalm 18:11–14 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

11 He made darkness his secret place;

His pavilion round about him

Were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

12 At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed,

Hail stones and coals of fire.

13 The Lord also thundered in the heavens,

And the Highest gave his voice;

Hail stones and coals of fire.

14 Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them;

And he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them.

Psalm 18:11–14 — New Living Translation (NLT)

11 He shrouded himself in darkness,

veiling his approach with dark rain clouds.

12 Thick clouds shielded the brightness around him

and rained down hail and burning coals.

13 The Lord thundered from heaven;

the voice of the Most High resounded

amid the hail and burning coals.

14 He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies;

great bolts of lightning flashed, and they were confused.

Psalm 18:11–14 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

11 He made darkness His secret place;

His canopy around Him was dark waters

And thick clouds of the skies.

12 From the brightness before Him,

His thick clouds passed with hailstones and coals of fire.

13 The Lord thundered from heaven,

And the Most High uttered His voice,

Hailstones and coals of fire.

14 He sent out His arrows and scattered the foe,

Lightnings in abundance, and He vanquished them.

Psalm 18:11–14 — New Century Version (NCV)

11 He made darkness his covering, his shelter around him,

surrounded by fog and clouds.

12 Out of the brightness of his presence came clouds

with hail and lightning.

13 The Lord thundered from heaven;

the Most High raised his voice,

and there was hail and lightning.

14 He shot his arrows and scattered his enemies.

His many bolts of lightning confused them with fear.

Psalm 18:11–14 — American Standard Version (ASV)

11 He made darkness his hiding-place, his pavilion round about him,

Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

12 At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed,

Hailstones and coals of fire.

13 Jehovah also thundered in the heavens,

And the Most High uttered his voice,

Hailstones and coals of fire.

14 And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them;

Yea, lightnings manifold, and discomfited them.

Psalm 18:11–14 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

11 He made darkness his secret place, his tent round about him: darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies. 12 From the brightness before him his thick clouds passed forth: hail and coals of fire. 13 And Jehovah thundered in the heavens, and the Most High uttered his voice: hail and coals of fire. 14 And he sent his arrows, and scattered mine enemies; and he shot forth lightnings, and discomfited them.

Psalm 18:11–14 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

11 He made the darkness his hiding place, 

the dark rain clouds his covering. 

12 Out of the brightness in front of him, 

those rain clouds passed by with hailstones and lightning. 

13 The Lord thundered in the heavens. 

The Most High made his voice heard with hailstones and lightning. 

14 He shot his arrows and scattered them. 

He flashed streaks of lightning and threw them into confusion. 

Psalm 18:11–14 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

11 He made darkness His hiding place,

dark storm clouds His canopy around Him.

12 From the radiance of His presence,

His clouds swept onward with hail and blazing coals.

13 The Lord thundered from heaven;

the Most High projected His voice.

14 He shot His arrows and scattered them;

He hurled lightning bolts and routed them.

Psalm 18:11–14 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

11 He made darkness his covering around him,

his canopy thick clouds dark with water.

12 Out of the brightness before him

there broke through his clouds

hailstones and coals of fire.

13 The Lord also thundered in the heavens,

and the Most High uttered his voice.

14 And he sent out his arrows, and scattered them;

he flashed forth lightnings, and routed them.

Psalm 18:11–14 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

11 He made darkness his hiding place;

all about him his covering

was a darkness of waters, thick clouds.

12 From the brightness before him

his clouds passed over

with hail and coals of fire.

13 And Yahweh thundered from the heavens,

and the Most High uttered his voice

with hail and coals of fire.

14 And he shot his arrows and scattered them,

and many lightning bolts and routed them.

Psalm 18:11–14 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

11 He covered himself with darkness.

The dark rain clouds of the sky were like a tent around him.

12 Clouds came out of the brightness that was all around him.

They came with hailstones and flashes of lightning.

13 The Lord thundered from heaven.

The voice of the Most High God was heard.

14 He shot his arrows and scattered our enemies.

He sent great flashes of lightning and chased the enemies away.

Psalm 18:11–14 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

11 He made darkness His hiding place, His canopy around Him,

Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

12 From the brightness before Him passed His thick clouds,

Hailstones and coals of fire.

13 The Lord also thundered in the heavens,

And the Most High uttered His voice,

Hailstones and coals of fire.

14 He sent out His arrows, and scattered them,

And lightning flashes in abundance, and routed them.


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