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Psalms 18:11

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Psalms 18:11

11He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

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Psalms 18:11

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

darkness

Absence of light; also obscurity, ignorance, distress, or moral evil by figure.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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place

A location, position, room, occasion, office, or passage, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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about

Around, concerning, near, or engaged in; on every side or approximately, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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dark

Destitute of light; obscure. Obscure; concealed; secret; not understood. Darkness; obscurity; the absence of light. Obscurity; a state of ignorance.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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thick

Dense, deep, close, crowded, or not thin; also, to a great depth or in close succession.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

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clouds

Visible masses of condensed vapour in the sky; also figures of covering, multitude, or obscurity.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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skies

The aerial region which surrounds the earth; the apparent arch or vault of heaven, which in a clear day is of a blue color.

Meaning drawn from: Approved KJV word-family definition · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

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  1. Deuteronomy 4:11
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  2. Psalms 97:2
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  3. Joel 2:2
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  4. Psalms 81:7
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  5. Psalms 91:1
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