Proverbs 10:27

10:27 Fearing the Lord ¹  prolongs life, ² 

but the life span ³  of the wicked will be shortened. ⁴ 

Proverbs 14:26-27

14:26 In the fear of the Lord one has ⁵  strong confidence, ⁶ 

and it will be a refuge ⁷  for his children.

14:27 The fear of the Lord ⁸  is like ⁹  a life-giving fountain, ¹⁰ 

to turn ¹¹  people ¹²  from deadly snares. ¹³ 

Psalms 19:9

19:9 The commands to fear the Lord are right ¹⁴ 

and endure forever. ¹⁵ 

The judgments given by the Lord are trustworthy

and absolutely just. ¹⁶ 

Psalms 33:18-19

33:18 Look, the Lord takes notice of his loyal followers, ¹⁷ 

those who wait for him to demonstrate his faithfulness ¹⁸ 

33:19 by saving their lives from death ¹⁹ 

and sustaining them during times of famine. ²⁰ 

Psalms 34:9-11

34:9 Remain loyal to ²¹  the Lord, you chosen people of his, ²² 

for his loyal followers ²³  lack nothing!

34:10 Even young lions sometimes lack food and are hungry,

but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.

34:11 Come children! Listen to me!

I will teach you what it means to fear the Lord. ²⁴ 

Psalms 85:9

85:9 Certainly his loyal followers will soon experience his deliverance; ²⁵ 

then his splendor will again appear in our land. ²⁶ 

Psalms 103:17

103:17 But the Lord continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers, ²⁷ 

and is faithful to their descendants, ²⁸ 

Psalms 145:18-20

145:18 The Lord is near all who cry out to him,

all who cry out to him sincerely. ²⁹ 

145:19 He satisfies the desire ³⁰  of his loyal followers; ³¹ 

he hears their cry for help and delivers them.

145:20 The Lord protects those who love him,

but he destroys all the wicked.

Malachi 3:16-17

3:16 Then those who respected ³²  the Lord spoke to one another, and the Lord took notice. ³³  A scroll ³⁴  was prepared before him in which were recorded the names of those who respected the Lord and honored his name. 3:17 “They will belong to me,” says the Lord who rules over all, “in the day when I prepare my own special property. ³⁵  I will spare them as a man spares his son who serves him.

Malachi 4:2

4:2 But for you who respect my name, the sun of vindication ³⁶  will rise with healing wings, ³⁷  and you will skip about ³⁸  like calves released from the stall.

Acts 9:31

9:31 Then ³⁹  the church throughout Judea, Galilee, ⁴⁰  and Samaria experienced ⁴¹  peace and thus was strengthened. ⁴²  Living ⁴³  in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, the church ⁴⁴  increased in numbers.

[10:27]  ¹ tn Heb “the fear of the Lord.” The term יְהוָה (yÿhvah, “the Lord”) functions as an objective genitive.

[10:27]  ² tn Heb “days” (so KJV, ASV).

[10:27]  ³ tn Heb “years.” The term “years” functions as a synecdoche of part (= years) for the whole (= lifespan).

[10:27]  ⁴ sn This general saying has to be qualified with the problem of the righteous suffering and dying young, a problem that perplexed the sages of the entire ancient world. But this is the general principle: The righteous live longer because their life is the natural one and because God blesses them.

[14:26]  ⁵ tn Heb “In the fear of the Lord [is] confidence of strength.” The phrase “one has” does not appear in the Hebrew but is supplied in the translation for the sake of smoothness.

[14:26]  ⁶ tn Heb “confidence of strength.” This construct phrase features an attributive genitive: “strong confidence” (so most English versions; NIV “a secure fortress”).

[14:26]  ⁷ sn The fear of the Lord will not only provide security for the parent but will also be a refuge for children. The line recalls Exod 20:5-6 where children will reap the benefits of the righteous parents. The line could also be read as “he [= God] will be a refuge for the children.”

[14:27]  ⁸ sn The verse is similar to Prov 13:14 except that “the fear of the Lord” has replaced “the teaching of the wise.”

[14:27]  ⁹ tn The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied for the sake of clarity.

[14:27]  ¹⁰ tn Heb “fountain of life.”

[14:27]  ¹¹ tn The infinitive construct with prefixed ל (lamed) indicates the purpose/result of the first line; it could also function epexegetically, explaining how fear is a fountain: “by turning….”

[14:27]  ¹² tn The term “people” does not appear in the Hebrew but is supplied in the translation for the sake of smoothness.

[14:27]  ¹³ tn Heb “snares of death” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); CEV “deadly traps.”

[19:9]  ¹⁴ tn Heb “the fear of the Lord is clean.” The phrase “fear of the Lord” probably refers here to the law, which teaches one how to demonstrate proper reverence for the Lord. See Ps 111:10 for another possible use of the phrase in this sense.

[19:9]  ¹⁵ tn Heb “[it] stands permanently.”

[19:9]  ¹⁶ sn Trustworthy and absolutely just. The Lord’s commands accurately reflect God’s moral will for his people and are an expression of his just character.

[33:18]  ¹⁷ tn Heb “look, the eye of the Lord [is] toward the ones who fear him.” The expression “the eye…[is] toward” here indicates recognition and the bestowing of favor. See Ps 34:15. The one who fears the Lord respects his sovereignty and obeys his commandments. See Ps 128:1; Prov 14:2.

[33:18]  ¹⁸ tn Heb “for the ones who wait for his faithfulness.”

[33:19]  ¹⁹ tn Heb “to save from death their live[s].”

[33:19]  ²⁰ tn Heb “and to keep them alive in famine.”

[34:9]  ²¹ tn Heb “fear.”

[34:9]  ²² tn Heb “O holy ones of his.”

[34:9]  ²³ tn Heb “those who fear him.”

[34:11]  ²⁴ tn Heb “the fear of the Lord I will teach you.” In vv. 13-14 the psalmist explains to his audience what it means to “fear” the Lord.

[85:9]  ²⁵ tn Heb “certainly his deliverance [is] near to those who fear him.”

[85:9]  ²⁶ tn Heb “to dwell, glory, in our land.” “Glory” is the subject of the infinitive. The infinitive with -לְ (lÿ), “to dwell,” probably indicates result here (“then”). When God delivers his people and renews his relationship with them, he will once more reveal his royal splendor in the land.

[103:17]  ²⁷ tn Heb “but the loyal love of the Lord [is] from everlasting to everlasting over those who fear him.”

[103:17]  ²⁸ tn Heb “and his righteousness to sons of sons.”

[145:18]  ²⁹ tn Heb “in truth.”

[145:19]  ³⁰ tn In this context “desire” refers to the followers’ desire to be delivered from wicked enemies.

[145:19]  ³¹ tn Heb “the desire of those who fear him, he does.”

[3:16]  ³² tn Or “fear” (so NAB); NRSV “revered”; NCV “honored.”

[3:16]  ³³ tn Heb “heard and listened”; NAB “listened attentively.”

[3:16]  ³⁴ sn The scroll mentioned here is a “memory book” (סֵפֶר זִכָּרוֹן, sefer zikkaron) in which the Lord keeps an ongoing record of the names of all the redeemed (see Exod 32:32; Isa 4:3; Dan 12:1; Rev 20:12-15).

[3:17]  ³⁵ sn The Hebrew word סְגֻלָּה (sÿgullah, “special property”) is a technical term referring to all the recipients of God’s redemptive grace, especially Israel (Exod 19:5; Deut 7:6; 14:2; 26:18). The Lord says here that he will not forget even one individual in the day of judgment and reward.

[4:2]  ³⁶ tn Here the Hebrew word צְדָקָה (tsÿdaqah), usually translated “righteousness” (so KJV, NIV, NRSV, NLT; cf. NAB “justice”), has been rendered as “vindication” because it is the vindication of God’s people that is in view in the context. Cf. BDB 842 s.v. צְדָקָה 6; “righteousness as vindicated, justification, salvation, etc.”

[4:2]  ³⁷ sn The point of the metaphor of healing wings is unclear. The sun seems to be compared to a bird. Perhaps the sun’s “wings” are its warm rays. “Healing” may refer to a reversal of the injury done by evildoers (see Mal 3:5).

[4:2]  ³⁸ tn Heb “you will go out and skip about.”

[9:31]  ³⁹ tn Or “Therefore.” This verse is another summary text in Acts (cf. 2:41-47; 4:32-37; 5:12-16; 6:7).

[9:31]  ⁴⁰ tn Grk “and Galilee,” but καί (kai) has not been translated since English normally uses a coordinating conjunction only between the last two elements in a series of three or more.

[9:31]  ⁴¹ tn Grk “had.”

[9:31]  ⁴² tn Or “Built up.” The participle οἰκοδομουμένη (oikodomoumenh) has been translated as a participle of result related to εἶχεν (eicen). It could also be understood as adverbial to ἐπληθύνετο (eplhquneto): “Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced peace. Strengthened and living in the fear of the Lord and in the encouragement of the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.” Although some scholars do not regard the participle of result as a legitimate category, it is actually fairly common (see ExSyn 637-39).

[9:31]  ⁴³ tn Grk “And living.” Because of the difference between Greek style, which often begins sentences or clauses with “and,” and English style, which generally does not, καί (kai) has not been translated here.

[9:31]  ⁴⁴ tn Grk “it”; the referent (the church) has been specified in the translation for clarity.