2 Samuel 22:12

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 2 Samuel 22:12 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Samuel 22:10He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
  2. Job 36:29Furthermore, who can understand how the clouds spread out, how the thunder roars from His pavilion?
  3. Psalms 18:11He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.
  4. Psalms 27:5For in the day of trouble He will hide me in His shelter; He will conceal me under the cover of His tent; He will set me high upon a rock.
  5. Psalms 97:2Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.

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