You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?
Parallel translations
- WEB You, even you, are to be feared. Who can stand in your sight when you are angry?
- KJV Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?
- NKJV You, Yourself, are to be feared; And who may stand in Your presence When once You are angry?
- NASB You, You indeed are to be feared, And who may stand in Your presence, once You are angry?
- NLT No wonder you are greatly feared! Who can stand before you when your anger explodes?
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Quick answer
God alone is to be feared, for no one can stand before Him when He is angry.
Overview
The psalmist draws the lesson: God's holy power inspires reverent fear, and His wrath is irresistible. No human strength can withstand His judgment. This sobering truth drives sinners to seek refuge, which is found in Christ, who bore God's wrath so that those who trust Him need not face it.
Cross-references & the web
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- Nah 1:6Who can withstand His indignation? Who can endure His burning anger? His wrath is poured out like fire; even rocks are shattered before Him.
- Ps 2:12Kiss the Son, lest He be angry and you perish in your rebellion, when His wrath ignites in an instant. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him.
- Rev 14:7And he said in a loud voice, “Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens and the earth and the sea and the springs of waters.”
- Ps 89:7In the council of the holy ones, God is greatly feared, and awesome above all who surround Him.
- Rev 15:4Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed.”
- 1 Cor 10:22Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He?
- Jer 10:7–10Who would not fear You, O King of nations? This is Your due. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You.
- 1 Chr 16:25For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods.
- Matt 10:28Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.
- Rev 6:16–17And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb.
- Ps 90:11Who knows the power of Your anger? Your wrath matches the fear You are due.
- Ezra 9:15O LORD, God of Israel, You are righteous! For we remain this day as a remnant. Here we are before You in our guilt, though because of it no one can stand before You.”
- Ps 130:3If You, O LORD, kept track of iniquities, then who, O Lord, could stand?
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The Psalms are Christ's own prayer book and a gallery of his portraits — the suffering one of Psalm 22, the risen Lord of Psalm 16, the priest-king of Psalm 110, the Son to whom the nations are given.
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