Matthew 4:16

the people who lived [there] in [spiritual] darkness saw a great light. Light shone upon these people, who lived in an area that was under the shadow of death."

Luke 1:79

to shine on those who are sitting in darkness and [are under] the shadow of death, and to direct our feet into the way of peace."

Hebrews 12:18

[Unlike the Israelites at Mount Sinai] you [Christians] have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that burned with fire [See Ex. 19:12, 16-19; 20:18-21; Deut. 4:11]; to [a place of] darkness, gloom and wind;

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Summary

Let darkness and the shadow of death stain it; let a cloud dwell upon it; let the blackness of the day terrify it.

The shadow

Let a cloud

Bible References

The shadow

Matthew 4:16
the people who lived [there] in [spiritual] darkness saw a great light. Light shone upon these people, who lived in an area that was under the shadow of death."
Luke 1:79
to shine on those who are sitting in darkness and [are under] the shadow of death, and to direct our feet into the way of peace."

Let a cloud

Hebrews 12:18
[Unlike the Israelites at Mount Sinai] you [Christians] have not come to a mountain that can be touched and that burned with fire [See Ex. 19:12, 16-19; 20:18-21; Deut. 4:11]; to [a place of] darkness, gloom and wind;