Exo 20:21, 24:15-18, Lev 16:2, Deu 4:11, 1Ki 8:12-21, Psa 18:8-11, 97:2 | ESV | STEP | The people stood far off , while Moses drew near to the thick darkness where God was.

Exodus 20:21

21 The people stood far off, while Moses drew near to the ^athick darkness where God was.

Exodus 24:15-18

15 Then Moses went up on the mountain, and ^bthe cloud covered the mountain. 16 ^cThe glory of the Lord dwelt on Mount Sinai, and the cloud covered it six days. And on the seventh day he called to Moses out of the midst of the cloud. 17 Now the appearance of the glory of the Lord was like a ^ddevouring fire on the top of the mountain in the sight of the people of Israel. 18 Moses entered the cloud and went up on the mountain. And Moses ^ewas on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

Leviticus 16:2

2 and the Lord said to Moses, “Tell Aaron your brother not to ^fcome at any time into the Holy Place inside the veil, before the mercy seat that is on the ark, so that he may not die. For ^gI will appear in the cloud over the mercy seat.

Deuteronomy 4:11

11 And ^hyou came near and stood at the foot of the mountain, while ⁱthe mountain burned with fire to the heart of heaven, wrapped in darkness, cloud, and gloom.

1 Kings 8:12-21

Solomon Blesses the Lord

12 ^jThen Solomon said, “The Lord ^{▼▼Septuagint The Lord has set the sun in the heavens, but} has said that he would dwell ^lin thick darkness. 13 ^mI have indeed built you an exalted house, ⁿa place for you to dwell in forever.” 14 Then the king turned around and ^oblessed all the assembly of Israel, while all the assembly of Israel stood. 15 And he said, ^p“Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, who with his hand has fulfilled ^qwhat he promised with his mouth to David my father, saying, 16 ^r‘Since the day that I brought my people Israel out of Egypt, I chose no city out of all the tribes of Israel in which to build a house, ^sthat my name might be there. ^tBut I chose David to be over my people Israel.’ 17 ^uNow it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 18 But the Lord said to David my father, ‘Whereas it was in your heart to build a house for my name, you did well that it was in your heart. 19 ^vNevertheless, you shall not build the house, but your son who shall be born to you shall build the house for my name.’ 20 Now the Lord has fulfilled his promise that he made. For I have risen in the place of David my father, and sit on the throne of Israel, ^was the Lord promised, and I have built the house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel. 21 And there I have provided a place for the ark, ^xin which is the covenant of the Lord that he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.”

Psalms 18:8-11

8 Smoke went up from his nostrils, ^{▼▼Or in his wrath}
and devouring ^zfire from his mouth;
glowing coals flamed forth from him.
9 He ^aabowed the heavens and ^abcame down;
^acthick darkness was under his feet.
10 He rode on a cherub and flew;
he came swiftly on ^adthe wings of the wind.
11 He made darkness his covering, his ^aecanopy around him,
thick clouds ^afdark with water.

Psalms 97:2

2 ^agClouds and thick darkness are all around him;
^ahrighteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne.