Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

Tremble, and do not sin;
Meditate in your heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

King James Version

Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

Holman Bible

Be angry and do not sin;
on your bed, reflect in your heart and be still.Selah

International Standard Version

Be angry, yet do not sin. Think about this when upon your beds, and be silent. Interlude

A Conservative Version

Stand in awe, and sin not. Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

American Standard Version

Stand in awe, and sin not: Commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah

Amplified


Tremble [with anger or fear], and do not sin;
Meditate in your heart upon your bed and be still [reflect on your sin and repent of your rebellion]. Selah.

Bible in Basic English

Let there be fear in your hearts, and do no sin; have bitter feelings on your bed, but make no sound. (Selah.)

Darby Translation

Be moved with anger, and sin not; meditate in your own hearts upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

Julia Smith Translation

Be ye disturbed, and ye shall not sin: say in your heart upon your bed,

King James 2000

Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Be disturbed but do not sin. Commune in your heart on your bed and be silent. Selah

Modern King James verseion

Tremble, and sin not; speak within your own heart on your bed and be still. Selah.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart, and in your chamber, and be still. Selah.

NET Bible

Tremble with fear and do not sin! Meditate as you lie in bed, and repent of your ways! (Selah)

New Heart English Bible

When agitated, do not sin. Search your own heart on your bed, and be still. Selah.

The Emphasized Bible

Be deeply moved, but do not sin, - Ponder in your own heart upon your bed, and be silent. Selah.

Webster

Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

World English Bible

Stand in awe, and don't sin. Search your own heart on your bed, and be still. Selah.

Youngs Literal Translation

Tremble ye, and do not sin;' Say ye thus in your heart on your bed, And be ye silent. Selah.

Context Readings

A Night Prayer

3 But know that the LORD hath set apart him that is godly for himself; the LORD will hear when I call unto him. 4 Tremble, and do not sin;
Meditate in your heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.
5 Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your trust in the LORD.


Cross References

Ephesians 4:26

Be ye angry and sin not; let not the sun go down upon your wrath,

Psalm 77:6

I call to remembrance my songs of the night; I commune with my own heart, and my spirit made diligent search.

Job 28:28

And unto man he said, Behold, that the fear of the Lord, is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

Psalm 2:11

Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.

Psalm 3:2

There are many who say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.

Psalm 3:4

I cried unto the LORD with my voice, and he answered me out of the mountain of his holiness. Selah.

Psalm 33:8

Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.

Psalm 46:10

Be still, and know that I am God; I will be exalted in the Gentiles, I will be exalted in the earth.

Psalm 63:6

When I remember thee upon my bed and meditate on thee in the night watches.

Psalm 119:161

SCHIN. Princes have persecuted me without a cause, but my heart stands in awe of thy words.

Proverbs 3:7

Be not wise in thine own eyes; fear the LORD and depart from evil.

Proverbs 16:6

By mercy and truth iniquity is purged, and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.

Proverbs 16:17

The highway of the upright is to separate himself from evil; he that keeps his way preserves his soul.

Jeremiah 5:22

Do ye not fear me? saith the LORD; will ye not tremble at my presence, who placed the sand for the bound of the sea by an eternal order, which cannot be broken? Storms shall raise themselves up, yet they shall not prevail; their waves shall roar, yet they shall not pass over it.

Habakkuk 2:20

But the LORD is in his holy temple: let all the earth keep silence before him.

2 Corinthians 13:5

Examine yourselves whether ye are in the faith; prove your own selves. Do ye not know your own selves if Jesus Christ is in you? Unless ye are reprobates.

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