ThenSolomonsaid,"The LORDhas saidthat He would dwellin the thickcloud.
"He bowedthe heavensalso, and camedownWith thickdarknessunderHis feet.
so that the priestscouldnot standto ministerbecauseof the cloud,for the gloryof the LORDfilledthe houseof the LORD.
Ezraopenedthe bookin the sightof allthe peoplefor he was standing aboveallthe people;and when he openedit, allthe peoplestoodup.
Cloudsand thickdarknesssurroundHim; Righteousnessand justiceare the foundationof His throne.
So the peoplestoodat a distance,while Mosesapproachedthe thickcloudwhereGod[was].
Truly,You are a Godwho hidesHimself, O Godof Israel,Savior!
The LORDsaidto Moses:"Tellyour brotherAaronthat he shall not enterat anytimeinto the holyplace insidethe veil,beforethe mercyseatwhichis on the ark,orhe will die;for I will appearin the cloudoverthe mercyseat.
"You camenearand stoodat the footof the mountain,and the mountainburnedwith fireto the [very] heartof the heavens:darkness,cloudand thickgloom.
"Thesewordsthe LORDspoketo allyour assemblyat the mountainfrom the midstof the fire,[of] the cloudand [of] the thickgloom,with a greatvoice,and He addednomore.He wrotethem on twotabletsof stoneand gavethem to me.
For you have not cometo [a mountain] that can be touchedand to a blazingfire,and to darknessand gloomand whirlwind,
