18 Again he said, I beseech thee, show me thy [a]glory.

19 And he answered, I will make all my [b]good go before thee, and I will [c]proclaim the Name of the Lord before thee: (A)for I will show [d]mercy to whom I will show mercy, and will have compassion on whom I will have compassion.

20 Furthermore he said, Thou canst not see my face, for there shall no man see me, and [e]live.

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Footnotes

  1. Exodus 33:18 Thy face, thy substance, and thy majesty.
  2. Exodus 33:19 My mercy and fatherly care.
  3. Exodus 33:19 Read Exod. 34:6,7.
  4. Exodus 33:19 For finding nothing in man that can deserve mercy, he will freely save his.
  5. Exodus 33:20 For Moses saw not his face in full majesty, but as man’s weakness could bear.

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