He madedarknessHis hidingplace,His canopyaroundHim, Darknessof waters,thickcloudsof the skies.
He laysthe beamsof His upperchambersin the waters;He makesthe cloudsHis chariot;He walksupon the wingsof the wind;
For in the dayof troubleHe will concealme in His tabernacle;In the secretplaceof His tentHe will hideme; He will liftme up on a rock.
"You calledin troubleand I rescuedyou; I answeredyou in the hidingplaceof thunder;I provedyou at the watersof Meribah.Selah.
He who dwellsin the shelterof the MostHighWill abidein the shadowof the Almighty.
Cloudsand thickdarknesssurroundHim; Righteousnessand justiceare the foundationof His throne.
Then the gloryof the LORDdepartedfrom the thresholdof the templeand stoodoverthe cherubim.
A dayof darknessand gloom,A dayof cloudsand thickdarkness.As the dawnis spreadoverthe mountains,[So] there is a greatand mightypeople;There has neverbeen[anything] likeit, Norwill there be againafterit To the yearsof manygenerations.
"You camenearand stoodat the footof the mountain,and the mountainburnedwith fireto the [very] heartof the heavens:darkness,cloudand thickgloom.
