24 Bible Verses about Awe

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Psalm 65:8

Those who live far away are awed by Your signs;
You make east and west shout for joy.

Genesis 28:17

He was afraid and said, “What an awesome place this is! This is none other than the house of God. This is the gate of heaven.”

Exodus 34:10

And the Lord responded: “Look, I am making a covenant. I will perform wonders in the presence of all your people that have never been done in all the earth or in any nation. All the people you live among will see the Lord’s work, for what I am doing with you is awe-inspiring.

Deuteronomy 10:21

He is your praise and He is your God, who has done for you these great and awesome works your eyes have seen.

Deuteronomy 28:58

“If you are not careful to obey all the words of this law, which are written in this scroll, by fearing this glorious and awesome name—Yahweh, your God—

Deuteronomy 34:12

and for all the mighty acts of power and terrifying deeds that Moses performed in the sight of all Israel.

Psalm 33:8

Let the whole earth tremble before the Lord;
let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.

Psalm 99:1

The Lord reigns! Let the peoples tremble.
He is enthroned above the cherubim.
Let the earth quake.

Psalm 119:120

I tremble in awe of You;
I fear Your judgments.

Psalm 119:161

Sin/ ShinPrinces have persecuted me without cause,
but my heart fears only Your word.

Isaiah 66:5

You who tremble at His word,
hear the word of the Lord:
“Your brothers who hate and exclude you
because of Me have said,
‘Let the Lord be glorified
so that we can see your joy!’
But they will be put to shame.”

Jeremiah 5:22

Do you not fear Me?
This is the Lord’s declaration.
Do you not tremble before Me,
the One who set the sand as the boundary of the sea,
an enduring barrier that it cannot cross?
The waves surge, but they cannot prevail.
They roar but cannot pass over it.

Luke 5:26

Then everyone was astounded, and they were giving glory to God. And they were filled with awe and said, “We have seen incredible things today!”

Luke 7:16

Then fear came over everyone, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has risen among us,” and “God has visited His people.”

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Awe » For the aged » For men of God

Exodus 33:8

Whenever Moses went out to the tent, all the people would stand up, each one at the door of his tent, and they would watch Moses until he entered the tent.

Acts 28:10

So they heaped many honors on us, and when we sailed, they gave us what we needed.

1 Thessalonians 5:12-13

Now we ask you, brothers, to give recognition to those who labor among you and lead you in the Lord and admonish you, and to esteem them very highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.

More verses: Hebrews 13:7

Awe » For the aged » For Christ

Mark 7:25

Instead, immediately after hearing about Him, a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit came and fell at His feet.

Matthew 8:2

Right away a man with a serious skin disease came up and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.”

Matthew 9:18

As He was telling them these things, suddenly one of the leaders came and knelt down before Him, saying, “My daughter is near death, but come and lay Your hand on her, and she will live.”

Matthew 15:25

But she came, knelt before Him, and said, “Lord, help me!”

Matthew 20:20

Then the mother of Zebedee’s sons approached Him with her sons. She knelt down to ask Him for something.

More verses: Mark 5:22 John 9:38

Awe » For the aged » For the sanctuary

Ecclesiastes 5:1

Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Better to draw near in obedience than to offer the sacrifice as fools do, for they ignorantly do wrong.

John 2:16

He told those who were selling doves, “Get these things out of here! Stop turning My Father’s house into a marketplace!”

Reverence » Godly » Awe » For God and sacred things encouraged

Joshua 5:15

The commander of the Lord’s army said to Joshua, “Remove the sandals from your feet, for the place where you are standing is holy.” And Joshua did so.

Psalm 111:9

He has sent redemption to His people.
He has ordained His covenant forever.
His name is holy and awe-inspiring.

More verses: Exodus 3:5 Psalm 33:8

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