Cloudsand thickdarknesssurroundHim; Righteousnessand justiceare the foundationof His throne.
"Farbe it from You to dosucha thing,to slaythe righteouswith the wicked,so that the righteousand the wickedare [treated] alike. Farbe it from You! Shall not the Judgeof allthe earthdealjustly?"
"For He performswhatis appointedfor me, And manysuch[decrees] are with Him.
"He obscuresthe faceof the fullmoonAnd spreadsHis cloudoverit.
Your waywas in the seaAnd Your pathsin the mightywaters,And Your footprintsmay not be known.
Righteousnessand justiceare the foundationof Your throne;Lovingkindnessand truthgobeforeYou.
How blessedare the peoplewho knowthe joyfulsound!O LORD,they walkin the lightof Your countenance.
The strengthof the Kinglovesjustice;You have establishedequity;You have executedjusticeand righteousnessin Jacob.
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.
So the peoplestoodat a distance,while Mosesapproachedthe thickcloudwhereGod[was].
It is an abominationfor kingsto commitwickedacts,For a throneis establishedon righteousness.
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.
Oh,the depthof the richesbothof the wisdomand knowledgeof God!Howunsearchableare His judgmentsand unfathomableHis ways!
