When the godly see this, they will be filled with awe, and will mock the evildoer, saying:

May God bless us! Then all the ends of the earth will give him the honor he deserves.

The coastlands see and are afraid; the whole earth trembles; they approach and come.

When all the men of Israel saw this man, they retreated from his presence and were very afraid.

He gave me reason to sing a new song, praising our God. May many see what God has done, so that they might swear allegiance to him and trust in the Lord!

and all people will fear. They will proclaim what God has done, and reflect on his deeds.

Even those living in the most remote areas are awestruck by your acts; you cause those living in the east and west to praise you.

The nations will respect the reputation of the Lord, and all the kings of the earth will respect his splendor,

The men feared the Lord greatly, and earnestly vowed to offer lavish sacrifices to the Lord.

Early in the morning Abimelech summoned all his servants. When he told them about all these things, they were terrified.

When they were emptying their sacks, there was each man’s bag of money in his sack! When they and their father saw the bags of money, they were afraid.

When Pharaoh got closer, the Israelites looked up, and there were the Egyptians marching after them, and they were terrified. The Israelites cried out to the Lord,

When Israel saw the great power that the Lord had exercised over the Egyptians, they feared the Lord, and they believed in the Lord and in his servant Moses.

When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to approach him.

Instruct these people as follows: ‘You are about to cross the border of your relatives the descendants of Esau, who inhabit Seir. They will be afraid of you, so watch yourselves carefully.

All Jerusalem was terrified because Gibeon was a large city, like one of the royal cities. It was larger than Ai and all its men were warriors.

In the west, people respect the Lord’s reputation; in the east they recognize his splendor. For he comes like a rushing stream driven on by wind sent from the Lord.

But the men were afraid when they were brought to Joseph’s house. They said, “We are being brought in because of the money that was returned in our sacks last time. He wants to capture us, make us slaves, and take our donkeys!”

This happened because the Israelites sinned against the Lord their God, who brought them up from the land of Egypt and freed them from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They worshiped other gods;

The sailors were so afraid that each cried out to his own god and they flung the ship’s cargo overboard to make the ship lighter. Jonah, meanwhile, had gone down into the hold below deck, had lain down, and was sound asleep.