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