11 He made darkness his [a]secret place, and his pavilion round about him, even darkness of waters, and clouds of the air.

12 At the brightness of his presence his clouds passed, hailstones and coals of fire.

13 The Lord also thundered in the heaven, and the Highest gave [b]his voice, hailstones and coals of fire.

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 18:11 As a king angry with the people, will not show himself unto them.
  2. Psalm 18:13 Thundered, lightninged and hailed.

11 He made darkness his covering,(A) his canopy(B) around him—
    the dark rain clouds of the sky.
12 Out of the brightness of his presence(C) clouds advanced,
    with hailstones(D) and bolts of lightning.(E)
13 The Lord thundered(F) from heaven;
    the voice of the Most High resounded.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 18:13 Some Hebrew manuscripts and Septuagint (see also 2 Samuel 22:14); most Hebrew manuscripts resounded, / amid hailstones and bolts of lightning