Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

He made darkness a canopy around Him,
a gathering of water and thick clouds.

New American Standard Bible

And He made darkness canopies around Him,
A mass of waters, thick clouds of the sky.

King James Version

And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.

International Standard Version

The darkness around him was his canopies amassed water was his overhanging clouds!

A Conservative Version

And he made darkness pavilions round about him, gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

American Standard Version

And he made darkness pavilions round about him, Gathering of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

Amplified


“He made darkness canopies around Him,
A mass of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

Bible in Basic English

And he made the dark his tent round him, a mass of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

Darby Translation

And he made darkness round about him a tent, Gatherings of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

Julia Smith Translation

And he will set darkness round about him for booths, The gatherings of waters the darkness of clouds.

King James 2000

And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.

Lexham Expanded Bible

He put darkness [as] a canopy all around him, a collection of {thick rain clouds}.

Modern King James verseion

And He made darkness coverings around Him, dark waters, thick clouds of the skies.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And he made darkness a tabernacle round about him, with water gathered together in thick clouds.

NET Bible

He shrouded himself in darkness, in thick rain clouds.

New Heart English Bible

He made darkness pavilions around himself: gathering of waters, and thick clouds of the skies.

The Emphasized Bible

And made of the darkness around him, pavilions, - gathering of waters, clouds of vapours.

Webster

And he made darkness pavilions around him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.

World English Bible

He made darkness pavilions around himself: gathering of waters, and thick clouds of the skies.

Youngs Literal Translation

And He setteth darkness Round about Him -- tabernacles, Darkness of waters -- thick clouds of the skies.

Topics

Sky

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And he made
שׁית 
Shiyth 
Usage: 83

חשׁך 
Choshek 
Usage: 78

סכּה 
Cukkah 
Usage: 31

סביבה סביב 
Cabiyb 
Usage: 334

חשׁרה 
Chashrah 
Usage: 1

עב 
`ab 
Usage: 32

References

Hastings

Morish

Context Readings

The Victory Song Of David

11 He rode on a cherub and flew,
soaring on the wings of the wind.
12 He made darkness a canopy around Him,
a gathering of water and thick clouds.
13 From the radiance of His presence,
flaming coals were ignited.

Cross References

2 Samuel 22:10

He parted the heavens and came down,
a dark cloud beneath His feet.

Psalm 97:2

Clouds and thick darkness surround Him;
righteousness and justice are the foundation of His throne.

Job 36:29

Can anyone understand how the clouds spread out
or how the thunder roars from God’s pavilion?

Psalm 18:11-12

He made darkness His hiding place,
dark storm clouds His canopy around Him.

Psalm 27:5

For He will conceal me in His shelter
in the day of adversity;
He will hide me under the cover of His tent;
He will set me high on a rock.

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