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2 Samuel 22:12
2 Samuel 22:12 is verse 12 of 2 Samuel chapter 22, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.
King James Version
And he made darkness pavilions round about him, dark waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
World English Bible
He made darkness a shelter around himself, gathering of waters, and thick clouds of the skies.
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2 Samuel 22:10–14 · Berean Standard Bible
10 He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
11 He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
12 He made darkness a canopy around Him, a gathering of water and thick clouds.
13 From the brightness of His presence coals of fire blazed forth.
14 The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
2 Samuel 22:10He parted the heavens and came down with dark clouds beneath His feet.
Psalms 18:11He made darkness His hiding place, and storm clouds a canopy around Him.
Psalms 18:12From the brightness of His presence His clouds advanced— hailstones and coals of fire.
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.
Psalms 97:2Clouds and darkness surround Him; righteousness and justice are His throne’s foundation.