So terrifying was the sight that Moses said, “I am quaking with fear.”
My flesh shudders for fear of You, and I am in awe of Your judgments.
In the morning of the third day, there was thundering and lightning, a thick cloud on the mountain, and the blast of an exceedingly loud shofar. All the people in the camp trembled.
When the sound of the shofar grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him with a thunderous sound.
For how can this servant of my Lord speak with my Lord since no strength remains in me and no spirit is left in me?’
So I was left alone to see this great vision. My strength drained from me and my vigor was destroyed; I could not summon any strength.
For I was afraid of the fierce wrath and fury which Adonai bore toward you—to destroy you. But Adonai listened to me that time also.
but only a terrifying expectation of judgment and a fury of fire about to devour the enemies of God.
When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me, saying, “Do not be afraid! I am the First and the Last,