On the morning of the third day there was thunder and lightning, a thick cloud appeared on the mountain, and a very loud trumpet blast was heard. All the people in the camp trembled with fear.

The sound of the trumpet became louder and louder. Moses spoke, and God answered him with thunder.

Because of you I am afraid; I am filled with fear because of your judgments.

They were calling out to each other: "Holy, holy, holy! The LORD Almighty is holy! His glory fills the world."

I said, "There is no hope for me! I am doomed because every word that passes my lips is sinful, and I live among a people whose every word is sinful. And yet, with my own eyes I have seen the King, the LORD Almighty."

I was left there alone, watching this amazing vision. I had no strength left, and my face was so changed that no one could have recognized me.

I am like a slave standing before his master. How can I talk to you? I have no strength or breath left in me."

When I saw him, I fell down at his feet like a dead man. He placed his right hand on me and said, "Don't be afraid! I am the first and the last.