Exo 20:21, 24:16-18, Deu 4:11-12, 1Ki 8:10-12, Psa 18:11-12, 77:19 | 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 24:16-18

16 ^bThe 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 ^cdevouring 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 ^dwas on the mountain forty days and forty nights.

Deuteronomy 4:11-12

11 And ^eyou came near and stood at the foot of the mountain, while ^fthe mountain burned with fire to the heart of heaven, wrapped in darkness, cloud, and gloom. 12 Then ^gthe Lord spoke to you out of the midst of the fire. You heard the sound of words, ^hbut saw no form; ⁱthere was only a voice.

1 Kings 8:10-12

10 And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, ^ja cloud filled the house of the Lord, 11 so that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud, for the glory of the Lord filled the house of the Lord.

Solomon Blesses the Lord

12 ^kThen Solomon said, “The Lord ^{▼▼Septuagint The Lord has set the sun in the heavens, but} has said that he would dwell ^min thick darkness.

Psalms 18:11-12

11 He made darkness his covering, his ⁿcanopy around him,
thick clouds ^odark with water.
12 Out of the brightness before him
^phailstones and coals of fire broke through his clouds.

Psalms 77:19

19 Your ^qway was through the sea,
your path through the great waters;
yet your footprints ^rwere unseen. ^{▼▼Hebrew unknown}