Psalms 14:5

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“There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is in the company of the righteous.”

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BSBPD

“There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is in the company of the righteous.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“There were they in great fear; For God is in the generation of the righteous.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
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“There they have feared a fear, For God <FI>is<Fi> in the generation of the righteous.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Psalms 14:5 — 19 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Exodus 15:16and terror and dread will fall on them. By the power of Your arm they will be as still as a stone until Your people pass by, O LORD, until the people You have bought pass by.
  2. 1 Samuel 14:15Then terror struck the Philistines in the camp, in the field, and among all the people. Even those in the outposts and raiding parties trembled. Indeed, the earth quaked and panic spread from God.
  3. Esther 8:7So King Xerxes said to Esther the Queen and Mordecai the Jew, “Behold, I have given Haman’s estate to Esther, and he was hanged on the gallows because he attacked the Jews.
  4. Psalms 22:30Posterity will serve Him; they will declare the Lord to a new generation.
  5. Psalms 24:6Such is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek Your face, O God of Jacob. Selah
  6. Psalms 46:5God is within her; she will not be moved. God will help her when morning dawns.
  7. Psalms 46:7The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
  8. Psalms 46:11The LORD of Hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our fortress. Selah
  9. Psalms 53:5There they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to fear. For God has scattered the bones of those who besieged you. You put them to shame, for God has despised them.
  10. Psalms 73:15If I had said, “I will speak this way,” then I would have betrayed Your children.
  11. Psalms 112:2His descendants will be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright will be blessed.
  12. Proverbs 1:26in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you,
  13. Proverbs 28:1The wicked flee when no one pursues, but the righteous are as bold as a lion.
  14. Isaiah 8:10Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.”
  15. Isaiah 12:6Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.”
  16. Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My right hand of righteousness.
  17. Isaiah 43:1Now this is what the LORD says— He who created you, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel: “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are Mine!
  18. Matthew 1:23“Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).
  19. 1 Peter 2:9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

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