and he wraps them around the face of the moon.
Then Solomon prayed: “Our LORD, you said that you would live in a dark cloud.
Do thick clouds cover his eyes, as he walks around heaven's dome high above the earth?
God hid them under a cloud and guided them by fire during the night.
Dark clouds surround him, and his throne is supported by justice and fairness.
But when Moses went near the thick cloud where God was, the people stayed a long way off.
No one is to come with you or to be on the mountain at all. Don't even let the sheep and cattle graze at the foot of the mountain.”
Only God lives for ever! And he lives in light that no one can come near. No human has ever seen God or ever can see him. God will be honoured, and his power will last for ever. Amen.