And he said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”
Psalm 4:4 - English Standard Version 2016 Be angry, and do not sin; ponder in your own hearts on your beds, and be silent. Selah Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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 man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, and to turn away 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.
many are saying of my soul, “There is no salvation for him in God.” Selah
I cried aloud to the Lord, and he answered me from his holy hill. Selah
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 will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!”
when I remember you upon my bed, and meditate on you in the watches of the night;
I said, “Let me remember my song in the night; let me meditate in my heart.” Then my spirit made a diligent search:
The highway of the upright turns aside from evil; whoever guards his way preserves his life.
By steadfast love and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the Lord one turns away from evil.
Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the Lord, and turn away from evil.
Do you not fear me? declares the Lord. Do you not tremble before me? I placed the sand as the 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 in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!