"You camenearand stoodat the footof the mountain,and the mountainburnedwith fireto the [very] heartof the heavens:darkness,cloudand thickgloom.
"He bowedthe heavensalso, and camedownWith thickdarknessunderHis feet.
Afterthe earthquakea fire,[but] the LORD[was] not in the fire;and afterthe firea soundof a gentleblowing.
He madedarknessHis hidingplace,His canopyaroundHim, Darknessof waters,thickcloudsof the skies.
Cloudsand thickdarknesssurroundHim; Righteousnessand justiceare the foundationof His throne.
The LORDsaidto Moses,"Behold,I will cometo you in a thickcloud,sothat the peoplemay hearwhen I speakwith you and may alsobelievein you forever."Then Mosestoldthe wordsof the peopleto the LORD.
"Then the LORDspoketo you from the midstof the fire;you heardthe soundof words,but you sawnoform--onlya voice.
"And when you heardthe voicefrom the midstof the darkness,while the mountainwas burningwith fire,you camenearto me, allthe headsof your tribesand your elders.
