and David could not go before it, to seek God, - for he had been terrified, because of the sword of the messenger of Yahweh.

Now, therefore, O Israel, what is, Yahweh thy God, asking of thee, - but to revere Yahweh thy God to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve Yahweh thy God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul:

And David was afraid of Yahweh, on that day, - and said, How can the ark of Yahweh come unto me?

And David was afraid of God, on that day, saying, - How can I bring unto me, the ark of God?

And, when David lifted up his eyes, and saw the messenger of Yahweh, standing, between the earth and the heavens, and his sword drawn, in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem, then fell David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, upon their faces.

Thy hand - from off me, take thou far away, and, thy terror, let it not startle me!

When I call to mind, then am I dismayed, and there seizeth my flesh a shuddering: -

For this cause, from his presence, am I driven in fear, I diligently consider and am kept back from him in dread:

Who knoweth the strength of thine anger? Even, according to the fear of thee, is thy wrath!

My flesh, bristled up from dread of thee, and, of thy regulations, stand I in fear.

Even for me, will ye have no reverence? Enquireth Yahweh, And because of me, will ye not he pained? In that though I placed the sand as a bound to the sea, A decree age-abiding, and it should not pass beyond it, - When they would toss themselves Then should they not prevail, When the waves thereof would roar Then should they not pass beyond it,

Who would not revere thee, O King of nations? For, thee, doth it beseem; Forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations And throughout all their royal estate, None, there is like unto thee.

Wherefore, seeing that, of a kingdom not to be shaken, we are receiving possession, let us have gratitude - whereby we may be rendering divine service well-pleasingly unto God, with reverence and awe;

And, when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead, and he laid his right hand upon me, saying - Do not fear! I, am the First, and the Last,

Who shall in anywise not be put in fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name, - because, alone, full of lovingkindness; because, all the nations, will have come, and will do homage before thee, because, thy righteous deeds, were made manifest?

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But David could not go before it to inquire of God: for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the LORD.

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He was afraid

And, when David lifted up his eyes, and saw the messenger of Yahweh, standing, between the earth and the heavens, and his sword drawn, in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem, then fell David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, upon their faces.
And David was afraid of God, on that day, saying, - How can I bring unto me, the ark of God?
Now, therefore, O Israel, what is, Yahweh thy God, asking of thee, - but to revere Yahweh thy God to walk in all his ways, and to love him, and to serve Yahweh thy God, with all thy heart, and with all thy soul:
And David was afraid of Yahweh, on that day, - and said, How can the ark of Yahweh come unto me?
Thy hand - from off me, take thou far away, and, thy terror, let it not startle me!
When I call to mind, then am I dismayed, and there seizeth my flesh a shuddering: -
For this cause, from his presence, am I driven in fear, I diligently consider and am kept back from him in dread:
Who knoweth the strength of thine anger? Even, according to the fear of thee, is thy wrath!
My flesh, bristled up from dread of thee, and, of thy regulations, stand I in fear.
Even for me, will ye have no reverence? Enquireth Yahweh, And because of me, will ye not he pained? In that though I placed the sand as a bound to the sea, A decree age-abiding, and it should not pass beyond it, - When they would toss themselves Then should they not prevail, When the waves thereof would roar Then should they not pass beyond it,
Who would not revere thee, O King of nations? For, thee, doth it beseem; Forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations And throughout all their royal estate, None, there is like unto thee.
Wherefore, seeing that, of a kingdom not to be shaken, we are receiving possession, let us have gratitude - whereby we may be rendering divine service well-pleasingly unto God, with reverence and awe;
And, when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead, and he laid his right hand upon me, saying - Do not fear! I, am the First, and the Last,
Who shall in anywise not be put in fear, O Lord, and glorify thy name, - because, alone, full of lovingkindness; because, all the nations, will have come, and will do homage before thee, because, thy righteous deeds, were made manifest?

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And Aaron returned unto Moses, unto the entrance of the tent of meeting, - when, the plague, had been restrained.
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