Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

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

New American Standard Bible

He made darkness His hiding place, His canopy around Him,
Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

King James Version

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

Holman 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.

A Conservative Version

He made darkness his hiding-place, his pavilion round about him, darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

American Standard Version

He made darkness his hiding-place, his pavilion round about him, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

Amplified


He made darkness His hiding place (covering); His pavilion (canopy) around Him,
The darkness of the waters, the thick clouds of the skies.

Darby Translation

He made darkness his secret place, his tent round about him: darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

Julia Smith Translation

He will set darkness his covering; his tent round about him darknesses of waters, thick clouds.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

He made darkness his hiding place; all about him his covering [was] a darkness of waters, {thick clouds}.

Modern King James verseion

He made darkness His secret place, His pavilion around Him, darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He made darkness his secret place, his pavilion round about him; with dark waters and thick clouds to cover him. {TYNDALE: 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 his hiding place, his pavilion around him, darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

The Emphasized Bible

Made darkness his hiding-place, Round about him - his pavilion, Darkness of waters, clouds of vapours.

Webster

He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion around him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

World English Bible

He made darkness his hiding place, his pavilion around him, darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

Youngs Literal Translation

He maketh darkness His secret place, Round about Him His tabernacle, Darkness of waters, thick clouds of the skies.

References

Context Readings

Praise For Deliverance

10 And he went in flight through the air, seated on a storm-cloud: going quickly on the wings of the wind. 11 He made the dark his secret place; his tent round him was the dark waters and thick clouds of the skies. 12 Before his shining light his dark clouds went past, raining ice and fire.

Cross References

Psalm 97:2

Dark clouds are round him; his kingdom is based on righteousness and right judging.

Deuteronomy 4:11

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.

Psalm 27:5

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.

Psalm 81:7

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.)

Psalm 91:1

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

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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