Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.
The generation
General references
Bible References
Were, etc
Psalm 53:5
They were in great fear, where there was no cause for fear: for the bones of those who make war on you have been broken by God; you have put them to shame, because God has no desire for them.
Exodus 15:16
Fear and grief came on them; by the strength of your arm they were turned to stone; till your people went over, O Lord, till the people went over whom you have made yours.
Esther 8:7
Then King Ahasuerus said to Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, See now, I have given Esther the family of Haman, and he has come to his death by hanging, because he made an attack on the Jews.
Proverbs 1:26
So in the day of your trouble I will be laughing; I will make sport of your fear;
Proverbs 28:1
The evil man goes running away when no man is after him, but the upright are without fear, like the lion.
The generation
Psalm 22:30
A seed will be his servant; the doings of the Lord will be made clear to the generation which comes after.
Psalm 73:15
If I would make clear what it is like, I would say, You are false to the generation of your children.
Psalm 112:2
His seed will be strong on the earth; blessings will be on the generation of the upright.
1 Peter 2:9
But you are a special people, a holy nation, priests and kings, a people given up completely to God, so that you may make clear the virtues of him who took you out of the dark into the light of heaven.
General references
Genesis 35:5
So they went on their journey: and the fear of God was on the towns round about, so that they made no attack on the sons of Jacob.