To obey the Lord is the fundamental principle for wise living; all who carry out his precepts acquire good moral insight. He will receive praise forever.
Fearing the Lord is the beginning of moral knowledge, but fools despise wisdom and instruction.
a God who is honored in the great angelic assembly, and more awesome than all who surround him?
So since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us give thanks, and through this let us offer worship pleasing to God in devotion and awe.For our God is indeed a devouring fire.
Having heard everything, I have reached this conclusion: Fear God and keep his commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.
You must recognize the authority of the Lord who commands armies. He is the one you must respect; he is the one you must fear.
The Lord takes delight in his faithful followers, and in those who wait for his loyal love.
The fear of the Lord is like a life-giving fountain, to turn people from deadly snares.
Now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you except to revere him, to obey all his commandments, to love him, to serve him with all your mind and being,and to keep the Lord’s commandments and statutes that I am giving you today for your own good?
The Lord’s loyal followers receive his guidance, and he reveals his covenantal demands to them.
Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice – alive, holy, and pleasing to God – which is your reasonable service.
Moses said to the people, “Do not fear, for God has come to test you, that the fear of him may be before you so that you do not sin.”
He satisfies the desire of his loyal followers; he hears their cry for help and delivers them.
Now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you except to revere him, to obey all his commandments, to love him, to serve him with all your mind and being,
so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow – in heaven and on earth and under the earth –and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.
Fearing the Lord leads to life, and one who does so will live satisfied; he will not be afflicted by calamity.
For as the skies are high above the earth, so his loyal love towers over his faithful followers.
My hand made them; that is how they came to be,” says the Lord. I show special favor to the humble and contrite, who respect what I have to say.
Whatever you are doing, work at it with enthusiasm, as to the Lord and not for people,because you know that you will receive your inheritance from the Lord as the reward. Serve the Lord Christ.
But as for me, because of your great faithfulness I will enter your house; I will bow down toward your holy temple as I worship you.
But the Lord continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers, and is faithful to their descendants,
You loyal followers of the Lord, trust in the Lord! He is their deliverer and protector.
And he said to mankind, ‘The fear of the Lord – that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
When I bring you out from the nations and gather you from the lands where you are scattered, I will accept you along with your soothing aroma. I will display my holiness among you in the sight of the nations.
In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.
The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride and the evil way and perverse utterances.
He is not enamored with the strength of a horse, nor is he impressed by the warrior’s strong legs.The Lord takes delight in his faithful followers, and in those who wait for his loyal love.
Praise the Lord! I will give thanks to the Lord with my whole heart, in the assembly of the godly and the congregation.
He is your constant source of stability; he abundantly provides safety and great wisdom; he gives all this to those who fear him.
The one who walks in his uprightness fears the Lord, but the one who is perverted in his ways despises him.
If only it would really be their desire to fear me and obey all my commandments in the future, so that it may go well with them and their descendants forever.
Tremble with fear and do not sin! Meditate as you lie in bed, and repent of your ways! (Selah)
Just as there is futility in many dreams, so also in many words. Therefore, fear God!
For it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow to me, and every tongue will give praise to God.”
O Lord, teach me how you want me to live! Then I will obey your commands. Make me wholeheartedly committed to you!
For this is what the high and exalted one says, the one who rules forever, whose name is holy: “I dwell in an exalted and holy place, but also with the discouraged and humiliated, in order to cheer up the humiliated and to encourage the discouraged.
Praise the Lord! How blessed is the one who obeys the Lord, who takes great delight in keeping his commands.
He delivered his people; he ordained that his covenant be observed forever. His name is holy and awesome.
He will take delight in obeying the Lord. He will not judge by mere appearances, or make decisions on the basis of hearsay.
Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
And if you address as Father the one who impartially judges according to each one’s work, live out the time of your temporary residence here in reverence.
The beginning of wisdom is to fear the Lord, and acknowledging the Holy One is understanding.
Who among you fears the Lord? Who obeys his servant? Whoever walks in deep darkness, without light, should trust in the name of the Lord and rely on his God.
and do not present your members to sin as instruments to be used for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who are alive from the dead and your members to God as instruments to be used for righteousness.
Examine me, and probe my thoughts! Test me, and know my concerns!See if there is any idolatrous tendency in me, and lead me in the reliable ancient path!
Ascribe to the Lord the splendor he deserves! Bring an offering and enter his presence! Worship the Lord in holy attire!
You loyal followers of the Lord, praise him! All you descendants of Jacob, honor him! All you descendants of Israel, stand in awe of him!
Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God – what is good and well-pleasing and perfect.
Look, the Lord takes notice of his loyal followers, those who wait for him to demonstrate his faithfulness
Granted! They were broken off because of their unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but fear!
I will not even consider doing what is dishonest. I hate doing evil; I will have no part of it.
Let the godly rejoice because of their vindication! Let them shout for joy upon their beds!
May the splendor of the Lord endure! May the Lord find pleasure in the living things he has made!
For the Lord disciplines those he loves, just as a father disciplines the son in whom he delights.
Even youths get tired and weary; even strong young men clumsily stumble.But those who wait for the Lord’s help find renewed strength; they rise up as if they had eagles’ wings, they run without growing weary, they walk without getting tired.
In the fear of the Lord one has strong confidence, and it will be a refuge for his children.
I have asked the Lord for one thing – this is what I desire! I want to live in the Lord’s house all the days of my life, so I can gaze at the splendor of the Lord and contemplate in his temple.
If you fear the Lord, serving him and obeying him and not rebelling against what he says, and if both you and the king who rules over you follow the Lord your God, all will be well.
O Israel, hope in the Lord, for the Lord exhibits loyal love, and is more than willing to deliver.
“I, I am the one who consoles you. Why are you afraid of mortal men, of mere human beings who are as short-lived as grass?