Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?
Parallel translations
- WEB You, even you, are to be feared. Who can stand in your sight when you are angry?
- BSB You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?
- 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
Cross-references · 13
- Nah 1:6Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.
- Ps 2:12Kiss the Son, lest he be angry, and ye perish from the way, when his wrath is kindled but a little. Blessed are all they that put their trust in him.
- Rev 14:7Saying with a loud voice, Fear God, and give glory to him; for the hour of his judgment is come: and worship him that made heaven, and earth, and the sea, and the fountains of waters.
- Ps 89:7God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of all them that are about him.
- Rev 15:4Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.
- 1 Cor 10:22Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?
- Jer 10:7–10Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee.
- 1 Chr 16:25For great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised: he also is to be feared above all gods.
- Matt 10:28And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
- Rev 6:16–17And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb:
- Ps 90:11Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.
- Ezra 9:15O LORD God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this.
- Ps 130:3If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?
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