But even the darkness is not dark to you. The night is as light as the day; darkness and light are the same to you.
Death is naked before God; destruction is uncovered before him.
There is no dark place or deep shadow where those who do evil can hide from him.
So the cloud came between the Egyptians and the Israelites. This made it dark for the Egyptians but gave light to the Israelites. So the cloud kept the two armies apart all night.
The people stood far away from the mountain while Moses went near the dark cloud where God was.
He makes known secrets that are deep and hidden; he knows what is hidden in darkness, and light is all around him.
Nothing in all the world can be hidden from God. Everything is clear and lies open before him, and to him we must explain the way we have lived.