Psalms 119:120
118 You reject all who stray from Your statutes, for their deceitfulness is in vain.
119 All the wicked on earth You discard like dross; therefore I love Your testimonies.
My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.
121 I have done what is just and right; do not leave me to my oppressors.
122 Ensure Your servant’s well-being; do not let the arrogant oppress me.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.
- KJV
- My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
- WEB
- My flesh trembles for fear of you. I am afraid of your judgments.
- ASV
- My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; And I am afraid of thy judgments. AYIN.
- DARBY
- My flesh shuddereth for fear of thee; and I am afraid of thy judgments.
- BLB
- My flesh bristles from dread of You, and of your judgments I have been afraid.
- ÅB
- Av redsel for deg gyser min kropp, og jeg frykter for dine dommer.
- OTB
- Mitt kjød skjelver av frykt for deg,
Og jeg er redd for dine dommer. - B1930
- Av redsel for dig gyser min kropp, og jeg frykter for dine dommer.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 66:2
Has not My hand made all these things? And so they came into being,” declares the LORD. “This is the one I will esteem: he who is humble and contrite in spirit, who trembles at My word.
Read in contextHabakkuk 3:16
I heard and trembled within; my lips quivered at the sound. Decay entered my bones; I trembled where I stood. Yet I must wait patiently for the day of distress to come upon the people who invade us.
Read in contextDaniel 10:8–11
So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision. No strength remained in me; my face grew deathly pale, and I was powerless.
Read in contextHebrews 12:28–29
Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe.
Read in contextHebrews 12:21
The sight was so terrifying that even Moses said, “I am trembling with fear.”
Read in contextPhilippians 2:12
Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
Read in context2 Chronicles 34:21
“Go and inquire of the LORD for me and for those remaining in Israel and Judah concerning the words in the book that has been found. For great is the wrath of the LORD that has been poured out on us because our fathers have not kept the word of the LORD by doing all that is written in this book.”
Read in context2 Chronicles 34:27
because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before God when you heard His words against this place and against its people, and because you have humbled yourself before Me and you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.
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