So David was afraid of the Lord that day; and he said, “How can the ark of the Lord come to me?”
Then David became angry because of the Lord’s outburst against Uzzah; and that place has been called Perez-uzzah to this day.
“But will God indeed dwell on the earth? Behold, heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain You, how much less this house which I have built!
My flesh trembles from the fear of You, And I am afraid of Your judgments.
Then I said, “Woe to me, for I am ruined! Because I am a man of unclean lips, And I live among a people of unclean lips; For my eyes have seen the King, the Lord of armies.”
And I was afraid, so I went away and hid your talent in the ground. See, you still have what is yours.’
just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord; and you have proved to be her children if you do what is right without being frightened by any fear.
And the men of Beth-shemesh said, “Who is able to stand before the Lord, this holy God? And to whom will He go up from us?”