And he said to humankind, ‘Truly, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”
Psalm 4:4 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 When you are disturbed, do not sin; ponder it on your beds, and be silent. Selah Plus de versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Stand in awe, and sin not: Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Be angry [or stand in awe] and sin not; commune with your own hearts upon your beds and be silent (sorry for the things you say in your hearts). Selah [pause, and calmly think of that]! [Eph. 4:26.] American Standard Version (1901) Stand in awe, and sin not: Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. [Selah Common English Bible So be afraid, and don’t sin! Think hard about it in your bed and weep over it! Selah Catholic Public Domain Version And know this: the Lord has made wondrous his holy one. The Lord will heed me when I cry out to him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Know ye also that the Lord hath made his holy one wonderful: the Lord will hear me when I shall cry unto him. |
And he said to humankind, ‘Truly, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”
Princes persecute me without cause, but my heart stands in awe of your words.
I call upon you, for you will answer me, O God; incline your ear to me; hear my words.
Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him,
“Be still, and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations; I am exalted in the earth.”
when I think of you on my bed and meditate on you in the watches of the night,
The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their way preserve their lives.
By loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the Lord one avoids evil.
Do not be wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord and turn away from evil.
Do you not fear me? says the Lord; Do you not tremble before me? I placed the sand as a boundary for the sea, a perpetual barrier that it cannot pass; though the waves toss, they cannot prevail; though they roar, they cannot pass over it.
But the Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him!
Examine yourselves to see whether you are living in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless, indeed, you fail to meet the test!