He said: “The Lord came from Sinai and dawned over them from Seir; he shone forth from Mount Paran. He came with myriads of holy ones from the south, from his mountain slopes.

Surely it is you who love the people; all the holy ones are in your hand. At your feet they all bow down, and from you receive instruction,

“Call if you will, but who will answer you? To which of the holy ones will you turn?

If God places no trust in his holy ones, if even the heavens are not pure in his eyes,

The heavens praise your wonders, Lord, your faithfulness too, in the assembly of the holy ones.

In the council of the holy ones God is greatly feared; he is more awesome than all who surround him.

“‘The decision is announced by messengers, the holy ones declare the verdict, so that the living may know that the Most High is sovereign over all kingdoms on earth and gives them to anyone he wishes and sets over them the lowliest of people.’

You will flee by my mountain valley, for it will extend to Azel. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the Lord my God will come, and all the holy ones with him.

May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless and holy in the presence of our God and Father when our Lord Jesus comes with all his holy ones.

Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them: “See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones