19. The Lord answered, “I will cause all my goodness to pass in front of you, and I will announce my name, the Lord, so you can hear it. I will show kindness to anyone to whom I want to show kindness, and I will show mercy to anyone to whom I want to show mercy.
20. But you cannot see my face, because no one can see me and live.
21. “There is a place near me where you may stand on a rock.
22. When my glory passes that place, I will put you in a large crack in the rock and cover you with my hand until I have passed by.
23. Then I will take away my hand, and you will see my back. But my face must not be seen.”