³² With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.

²¹ And the LORD said unto Moses, Stretch out thine hand toward heaven, that there may be darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt.

²² And Moses stretched forth his hand toward heaven; and there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days:

²³ They saw not one another, neither rose any from his place for three days: but all the children of Israel had light in their dwellings.

⁹ He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.

¹² And it is turned round about by his counsels: that they may do whatsoever he commandeth them upon the face of the world in the earth.

¹⁵ Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine?

¹¹ He made darkness his secret place; his pavilion round about him were dark waters and thick clouds of the skies.

⁷ He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.

⁸ Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

⁹ He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

⁸ Fire, and hail; snow, and vapours; stormy wind fulfilling his word:

²⁰ And when neither sun nor stars in many days appeared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that we should be saved was then taken away.