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Psalms 18:12

18:11 He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.
At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.

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At the brightness before him his thick clouds passed, hailstones and coals of fire.

At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.

At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire.

18:13 The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.

What does Psalms 18:12 mean?

Psalms 18:12 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נֹגַהּ (nôgahh), עָב (ʻâb), עָבַר (ʻâbar). It connects to 24 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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At
the
brightnessנֹגַהּnôgahh/no'-gah/H5051brilliancy (literally or figuratively)
that
was
before
him
his
thick
cloudsעָבʻâb/awb/H5645properly, an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse
passed,עָבַרʻâbar/aw-bar'/H5674to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
hailבָּרָדbârâd/baw-rawd'/H1259hail
stones
and
coalsגֶּחֶלgechel/geh'-khel/H1513an ember
of
fire.אֵשׁʼêsh/aysh/H784fire (literally or figuratively)

Commentary on Psalms 18:12

HENRY_FULL · Psalms 18:12
David was a preacher, a royal preacher, as well as Solomon; many of his psalms are doctrinal and practical as well as devotional; the greatest part of this psalm is so, in which Wisdom cries to men, to the sons of men (as Prov. viii. 4, 5 ), to receive instruction. The title does not tell us, as that of the former did, that it was penned on any particular occasion, nor are we to think that all the psalms were occasional, though some were, but that many of them were designed in general for the instruction of the people of God, who attended in the courts of his house, the assisting of their devotions, and the directing of their conversations: such a one I take this psalm to be. Let us not make the prophecy of scripture to be of more private interpretation than needs must, 2 Pet. i. 20 . Here I. David begins with a short prayer ( ver. 1 ) and that prayer preaches. II. He directs his speech to the children of men, and, 1. In God's name reproves them for the dishonour they do to God and the damage they do to their own souls, ver. 2 . 2. He sets before them the happiness of godly people for their encouragement to be religious, ver. 3 . 3. He calls upon them to consider their ways, ver. 4 . III. He exhorts them to serve God and trust in him, ver. 5 . IV. He gives an account of his own experiences of the grace of God working in him, 1. Enabling him to choose God's favour for his felicity, ver. 6 . 2. Filling his heart with joy therein, ver. 7 . 3. Quieting his spirit in the assurance of the divine protection he was under, night and day, ver. 8 .

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Exodus 10:3

And Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD God of the Hebrews, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? let my people go, that they may serve me.

Numbers 14:11

And the LORD said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? and how long will it be ere they believe me, for all the signs which I have shewed among them?

1 Samuel 12:21

And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.

Psalms 2:1

Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing? rage: or, tumultuously assemble imagine: Heb. meditate

Psalms 3:3

But thou, O LORD, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head. for: or, about

Psalms 5:6

Thou shalt destroy them that speak leasing: the LORD will abhor the bloody and deceitful man. bloody: Heb. man of bloods and deceit

Psalms 14:6

Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.

Psalms 57:4

My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

Psalms 58:1

To the chief Musician, Altaschith, Michtam of David. Do ye indeed speak righteousness, O congregation? do ye judge uprightly, O ye sons of men? Altaschith: or, Destroy not, A golden Psalm of David

Psalms 58:3

The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies. as soon: Heb. from the belly

Psalms 63:11

But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

Proverbs 1:22

How long, ye simple ones, will ye love simplicity? and the scorners delight in their scorning, and fools hate knowledge?

Ecclesiastes 8:11

Because sentence against an evil work is not executed speedily, therefore the heart of the sons of men is fully set in them to do evil.

Ecclesiastes 9:3

This is an evil among all things that are done under the sun, that there is one event unto all: yea, also the heart of the sons of men is full of evil, and madness is in their heart while they live, and after that they go to the dead.

Isaiah 20:5

And they shall be afraid and ashamed of Ethiopia their expectation, and of Egypt their glory.

Isaiah 45:17

But Israel shall be saved in the LORD with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.

Isaiah 59:4

None calleth for justice, nor any pleadeth for truth: they trust in vanity, and speak lies; they conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity.

Jeremiah 2:5

Thus saith the LORD, What iniquity have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?

Jeremiah 2:11

Hath a nation changed their gods, which are yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for that which doth not profit.

Jeremiah 9:3

And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.

Hosea 4:7Jonah 2:81 Corinthians 1:31Ephesians 4:25

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 18:12.

2 Samuel 22:13

Through the brightness before him were coals of fire kindled.

2 Samuel 23:4

And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, even a morning without clouds; as the tender grass springing out of the earth by clear shining after rain.

Exodus 9:23

And Moses stretched forth his rod toward heaven: and the LORD sent thunder and hail, and the fire ran along upon the ground; and the LORD rained hail upon the land of Egypt.

Exodus 9:24

So there was hail, and fire mingled with the hail, very grievous, such as there was none like it in all the land of Egypt since it became a nation.

Ezekiel 1:13

As for the likeness of the living creatures, their appearance was like burning coals of fire, and like the appearance of lamps: it went up and down among the living creatures; and the fire was bright, and out of the fire went forth lightning.

Genesis 15:17

And it came to pass, that, when the sun went down, and it was dark, behold a smoking furnace, and a burning lamp that passed between those pieces. a burning: Heb. a lamp of fire

Psalms 18:13

The LORD also thundered in the heavens, and the Highest gave his voice; hail stones and coals of fire.

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What does Psalms 18:12 say?

Psalms 18:12 (King James Version) reads: "At the brightness that was before him his thick clouds passed, hail stones and coals of fire."

Is Psalms 18:12 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 18:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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