The commands to fear the Lord are right and endure forever. The judgments given by the Lord are trustworthy and absolutely just.

The one who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord, but the one who is perverted in his ways despises him.

His resolve is firm; he will not succumb to fear before he looks in triumph on his enemies.

When the disciples heard this, they were overwhelmed with fear and threw themselves down with their faces to the ground.

Tell those who panic, “Be strong! Do not fear! Look, your God comes to avenge! With divine retribution he comes to deliver you.”

He is your constant source of stability; he abundantly provides safety and great wisdom; he gives all this to those who fear him.

But if we say, ‘From people – ’” (they feared the crowd, for they all considered John to be truly a prophet).

When the disciples saw him walking on the water they were terrified and said, “It’s a ghost!” and cried out with fear.

All their neighbors were filled with fear, and throughout the entire hill country of Judea all these things were talked about.

When the earth and all its inhabitants dissolve in fear, I make its pillars secure.” (Selah)

(May those who hate the Lord cower in fear before him! May they be permanently humiliated!)

The God of Israel spoke, the protector of Israel spoke to me. The one who rules fairly among men, the one who rules in the fear of God,

And he said to mankind, ‘The fear of the Lord – that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

For the music director; written by the Lord’s servant, David; an oracle. An evil man is rebellious to the core. He does not fear God,

God, the one who has reigned as king from long ago, will hear and humiliate them. (Selah) They refuse to change, and do not fear God.

Having heard everything, I have reached this conclusion: Fear God and keep his commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.

For a while he refused, but later on he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor have regard for people,

For you did not receive the spirit of slavery leading again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption, by whom we cry, “Abba, Father.”

For even when we came into Macedonia, our body had no rest at all, but we were troubled in every way – struggles from the outside, fears from within.

But you, son of man, do not fear them, and do not fear their words – even though briers and thorns surround you and you live among scorpions – do not fear their words and do not be terrified of the looks they give you, for they are a rebellious house!