"He bowedthe heavensalso, and camedownWith thickdarknessunderHis feet.
ThenSolomonsaid,"The LORDhas saidthat He would dwellin the thickcloud.
He laysthe beamsof His upperchambersin the waters;He makesthe cloudsHis chariot;He walksupon the wingsof the wind;
BowYour heavens,O LORD,and comedown;Touchthe mountains,that they may smoke.
Cloudsand thickdarknesssurroundHim; Righteousnessand justiceare the foundationof His throne.
So it cameabout on the thirdday,when it was morning,that there were thunderand lightningflashesand a thickcloudupon the mountainand a veryloudtrumpetsound,so that allthe peoplewho[were] in the camptrembled.
So the peoplestoodat a distance,while Mosesapproachedthe thickcloudwhereGod[was].
We have become[like] those over whom You have neverruled,[Like] those who were not calledby Your name.
The LORDis slowto angerand greatin power,And the LORDwill by nomeansleave[the guilty] unpunished.In whirlwindand stormis His way,And cloudsare the dustbeneath His feet.
Nowfrom the sixthhourdarknessfellupon allthe landuntilthe ninthhour.
"You camenearand stoodat the footof the mountain,and the mountainburnedwith fireto the [very] heartof the heavens:darkness,cloudand thickgloom.
