Psalms 119:120
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.”
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BSBPD
“My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; And I am afraid of thy judgments. ע AYIN.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Trembled from Thy fear hath my flesh, And from Thy judgments I have been afraid!”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Psalms 119:120 — 21 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 10:1Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command.
- 1 Samuel 6:20The men of Beth-shemesh asked, “Who can stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God? To whom should the ark go up from here?”
- 2 Samuel 6:8Then David became angry because the LORD had burst forth against Uzzah; so he named that place Perez-uzzah, as it is called to this day.
- 2 Samuel 6:9That day David feared the LORD and asked, “How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?”
- 2 Kings 22:11When the king heard the words of the Book of the Law, he tore his clothes
- 1 Chronicles 24:16the nineteenth to Pethahiah, the twentieth to Jehezkel,
- 1 Chronicles 24:30And the sons of Mushi: Mahli, Eder, and Jerimoth. These were the sons of the Levites, according to their families.
- 2 Chronicles 34:21“Go and inquire of the LORD for me and for those remaining in Israel and Judah concerning the words in the book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that has been poured out on us because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD by doing all that is written in this book.”
- 2 Chronicles 34:27because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its people, and because you have humbled yourself before Me and you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.
- Job 23:15Therefore I am terrified in His presence; when I consider this, I fear Him.
- Job 31:23For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.
- Psalms 88:16Your wrath has swept over me; Your terrors have destroyed me.
- Psalms 119:53Rage has taken hold of me because of the wicked who reject Your law.
- Isaiah 66:2Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.
- Isaiah 66:5You who tremble at His word, hear the word of the LORD: “Your brothers who hate you and exclude you because of My name have said, ‘Let the LORD be glorified that we may see your joy!’ But they will be put to shame.”
- Daniel 10:8So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision. No strength remained in me; my face grew deathly pale, and I was powerless.
- Habakkuk 3:16I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.
- Philippians 2:12Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
- Hebrews 12:21The sight was so terrifying that even Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”
- Hebrews 12:28Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.
- Revelation 1:17When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
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