And he said to the human race, ‘The fear of the Lord – that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.’
Psalm 4:4 - New International Version (Anglicised) Tremble and do not sin; when you are on your beds, search your hearts and be silent. 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 the human race, ‘The fear of the Lord – that is wisdom, and to shun evil is understanding.’
Rulers persecute me without cause, but my heart trembles at your word.
I call on you, my God, for you will answer me; turn your ear to me and hear my prayer.
Let all the earth fear the Lord; let all the people of the world revere him.
He says, ‘Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth.’
On my bed I remember you; I think of you through the watches of the night.
I remembered my songs in the night. My heart meditated and my spirit asked:
The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives.
Through love and faithfulness sin is atoned for; through the fear of the Lord evil is avoided.
Should you not fear me?’ declares the Lord. ‘Should you not tremble in my presence? I made the sand a boundary for the sea, an everlasting barrier it cannot cross. The waves may roll, but they cannot prevail; they may roar, but they cannot cross it.
The Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth be silent before him.
Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realise that Christ Jesus is in you – unless, of course, you fail the test?
‘In your anger do not sin’: do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,