Psalms 18:11 (GNV)

Passage

He made darkenes his secrete place, and his pauilion round about him, euen darkenesse of waters, and cloudes of the ayre.

Nearby Context

Psalms 18:9 He bowed the heauens also and came downe, and darkenes was vnder his feete.

Psalms 18:10 And he rode vpon Cherub and did flie, and he came flying vpon the wings of the winde.

Psalms 18:11 He made darkenes his secrete place, and his pauilion round about him, euen darkenesse of waters, and cloudes of the ayre.

Psalms 18:12 At the brightnes of his presence his clouds passed, haylestones and coles of fire.

Psalms 18:13 The Lord also thundred in the heauen, and the Highest gaue his voyce, haylestones and coales of fire.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "darkenes", "secrete", "place", "pauilion", "round", "euen", "darkenesse", and "waters". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "darkenes" and "secrete", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "And he rode vpon Cherub and did..." into verse 12's "At the brightnes of his presence his...", so "darkenes" and "secrete" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "darkenes" and "secrete" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.