Тегилим 97:2 Каббала: Sefer HaBahir

Rabbi Nechunia ben Hakana said, "One verse states, 'And now men see not the light which is bright in the skies,' (Job 37:21). Another verse states, 'He made darkness His hiding-place' (Psalms 18:12). And it says, 'Clouds and darkness surround Him' (Psalms 97:2). This is a difficulty. A third scripture reconciles them: 'Even the darkness is not too dark for You, But the night shines as the day; the darkness is as the light' (Psalms 139:12)."

Rabbi Rechumai said, "The light preceded the world since 'Cloud and fog surround Him' (Psalm 97:2), as it is said, 'And God said, ‘There will be light,’ and there was light' (Genesis 1:3). They said to Him, ‘Before the formation of Israel, your son, will You make him a crown?’ He responded ‘yes.’ To what parable is this comparable? To a king that yearned for a son and found a beautiful, richly-adorned, and exalted crown and rejoiced greatly. He said, 'This is for my son’s head, as it is beautiful for him!' They said to him, 'And you know that your son is worthy?' He replied 'Silence! Thusly, this arose in my mind, and it is known!' As it is said, 'And He thinks thoughts' (Samuel 2 14:14)."