and the king saith to me, 'Wherefore is thy face sad, and thou not sick? this is nothing except sadness of heart;' and I fear very much,

And I say, 'Not good is the thing that ye are doing; in the fear of our God do ye not walk, because of the reproach of the nations our enemies?

the former governors who are before me have made themselves heavy on the people, and take of them in bread and wine, besides in silver forty shekels; also, their servants have ruled over the people -- and I have not done so, because of the fear of God.

so that he is an hireling, that I may fear and do so, and I had sinned, and it had been to them for an evil name that they may reproach me.

and in every province and province, and in every city and city, the place where the word of the king, even his law, is coming, gladness and joy are to the Jews, a banquet, and a good day; and many of the peoples of the land are becoming Jews, for a fear of the Jews hath fallen upon them.

the Jews have been assembled in their cities, in all provinces of the king Ahasuerus, to put forth a hand on those seeking their evil, and no man hath stood in their presence, for their fear hath fallen on all the peoples.

And all heads of the provinces, and the lieutenants, and the governors, and those doing the work that the king hath, are lifting up the Jews, for a fear of Mordecai hath fallen upon them;

For a fear I feared and it meeteth me, And what I was afraid of doth come to me.

Fear hath met me, and trembling, And the multitude of my bones caused to fear.

To a despiser of his friends is shame, And the fear of the Mighty he forsaketh.

I speak, and do not fear Him, But I am not right with myself.

Their houses are peace without fear, Nor is a rod of God upon them.

Therefore round about thee are snares, And trouble thee doth fear suddenly.

The rule and fear are with Him, Making peace in His high places.

And He saith to man: -- 'Lo, fear of the Lord, that is wisdom, And to turn from evil is understanding.'

Because I fear a great multitude, And the contempt of families doth affright me, Then I am silent, I go not out of the opening.

Therefore do men fear Him, He seeth not any of the wise of heart.

Her young ones it hath hardened without her, In vain is her labour without fear.

He laugheth at fear, and is not affrighted, And he turneth not back from the face of the sword.

Serve ye Jehovah with fear, And rejoice with trembling.

And I, in the abundance of Thy kindness, I enter Thy house, I bow myself toward Thy holy temple in Thy fear.

There they have feared a fear, For God is in the generation of the righteous.

The fear of Jehovah is clean, standing to the age, The judgments of Jehovah are true, They have been righteous -- together.

Ye who fear Jehovah, praise ye Him, All the seed of Jacob, honour ye Him, And be afraid of Him, all ye seed of Israel.

Also -- when I walk in a valley of death-shade, I fear no evil, for Thou art with me, Thy rod and Thy staff -- they comfort me.

By David. Jehovah is my light and my salvation, Whom do I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life, Of whom am I afraid?

Though a host doth encamp against me, My heart doth not fear, Though war riseth up against me, In this I am confident.

Among all mine adversaries I have been a reproach, And to my neighbours exceedingly, And a fear to mine acquaintances, Those seeing me without -- fled from me.

For I have heard an evil account of many, Fear is round about. In their being united against me, To take my life they have devised,

A messenger of Jehovah is encamping, Round about those who fear Him, And He armeth them.

Fear Jehovah, ye His holy ones, For there is no lack to those fearing Him.

Come ye, children, hearken to me, The fear of Jehovah I do teach you.

To the Overseer. -- By a servant of Jehovah, by David. The transgression of the wicked Is affirming within my heart, 'Fear of God is not before his eyes,

And He putteth in my mouth a new song, 'Praise to our God.' Many do see and fear, and trust in Jehovah.

Therefore we fear not in the changing of earth, And in the slipping of mountains Into the heart of the seas.

Why do I fear in days of evil? The iniquity of my supplanters doth compass me.

Fear not, when one maketh wealth, When the honour of his house is abundant,

And the righteous see, And fear, and laugh at him.

There they feared a fear -- there was no fear, For God hath scattered the bones of him Who is encamping against thee, Thou hast put to shame, For God hath despised them.

Fear and trembling come in to me, And horror doth cover me.

God doth hear and afflict them, And He sitteth of old. Selah. Because they have no changes, and fear not God,

In God I praise His word, in God I have trusted, I fear not what flesh doth to me.

In God I trusted, I fear not what man doth to me,

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice, in my meditation, From the fear of an enemy Thou keepest my life,

To shoot in secret places the perfect, Suddenly they shoot him, and fear not.

And all men fear, and declare the work of God, And His deed they have considered wisely.

Come, hear, all ye who fear God, And I recount what he did for my soul.

God doth bless us, and all ends of earth fear Him!

They fear Thee with the sun, and before the moon, Generation -- generations.

Show me, O Jehovah, Thy way, I walk in Thy truth, My heart doth rejoice to fear Thy name.

Who knoweth the power of Thine anger? And according to Thy fear -- Thy wrath?

Thou art not afraid of fear by night, Of arrow that flieth by day,

And nations fear the name of Jehovah, And all kings of the earth Thine honour,

Rejoiced hath Egypt in their going forth, For their fear had fallen upon them.

The beginning of wisdom is fear of Jehovah, Good understanding have all doing them, His praise is standing for ever!

Jehovah is for me, I do not fear what man doth to me.

Establish to Thy servant Thy saying, That is concerning Thy fear.

A companion I am to all who fear Thee, And to those keeping Thy precepts.

Trembled from Thy fear hath my flesh, And from Thy judgments I have been afraid!

Fear of Jehovah is a beginning of knowledge, Wisdom and instruction fools have despised!

I also in your calamity do laugh, I deride when your fear cometh,

When your fear cometh as destruction, And your calamity as a hurricane doth come, When on you come adversity and distress.

Because that they have hated knowledge, And the fear of Jehovah have not chosen.

And whoso is hearkening to me dwelleth confidently, And is quiet from fear of evil!'

Then understandest thou fear of Jehovah, And knowledge of God thou findest.

Be not wise in thine own eyes, Fear Jehovah, and turn aside from evil.

Be not afraid of sudden fear, And of the desolation of the wicked when it cometh.

The fear of Jehovah is to hate evil; Pride, and arrogance, and an evil way, And a froward mouth, I have hated.

The commencement of wisdom is the fear of Jehovah, And a knowledge of the Holy Ones is understanding.

The fear of Jehovah addeth days, And the years of the wicked are shortened.

In the fear of Jehovah is strong confidence, And to His sons there is a refuge.

The fear of Jehovah is a fountain of life, To turn aside from snares of death.

Better is a little with the fear of Jehovah, Than much treasure, and tumult with it.

The fear of Jehovah is the instruction of wisdom, And before honour is humility!

In kindness and truth pardoned is iniquity, And in the fear of Jehovah Turn thou aside from evil.

The fear of Jehovah is to life, And satisfied he remaineth -- he is not charged with evil.

The fear of a king is a growl as of a young lion, He who is causing him to be wroth is wronging his soul.

The end of humility is the fear of Jehovah, Riches, and honour, and life.

Let not thy heart be envious at sinners, But -- in the fear of Jehovah all the day.

Fear Jehovah, my son, and the king, With changers mix not up thyself,

Fear of man causeth a snare, And the confident in Jehovah is set on high.

I have known that all that God doth is to the age, to it nothing is to be added, and from it nothing is to be withdrawn; and God hath wrought that they do fear before Him.

For, in the abundance of dreams both vanities and words abound; but fear thou God.

Though a sinner is doing evil a hundred times, and prolonging himself for it, surely also I know that there is good to those fearing God, who fear before Him.

The end of the whole matter let us hear: -- 'Fear God, and keep His commands, for this is the whole of man.

Fear me not, because I am very dark, Because the sun hath scorched me, The sons of my mother were angry with me, They made me keeper of the vineyards, My vineyard -- my own -- I have not kept.

All of them holding sword, taught of battle, Each his sword by his thigh, for fear at night.

Enter into a rock, and be hidden in dust, Because of the fear of Jehovah, And because of the honour of His excellency.

And men have entered into caverns of rocks, And into caves of dust, Because of the fear of Jehovah, And because of the honour of His excellency, In His rising to terrify the earth.

To enter into cavities of the rocks, And into clefts of the high places, Because of the fear of Jehovah, And because of the honour of His excellency, In His rising to terrify the earth.

and thou hast said unto him: 'Take heed, and be quiet, fear not, And let not thy heart be timid, Because of these two tails of smoking brands, For the fierceness of the anger of Rezin and Aram, And the son of Remaliah.

And all the hills that with a mattock are kept in order, Thither cometh not the fear of brier and thorn, And it hath been for the sending forth of ox, And for the treading of sheep!'

'Ye do not say, A confederacy, To all to whom this people saith, A confederacy, And its fear ye do not fear, Nor declare fearful.

Jehovah of Hosts -- Him ye do sanctify, And He is your Fear, and He your Dread,

Rested on him hath the Spirit of Jehovah, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and might, The spirit of knowledge and fear of Jehovah.

To refresh him in the fear of Jehovah, And by the sight of his eyes he judgeth not, Nor by the hearing of his ears decideth.

Lo, God is my salvation, I trust, and fear not, For my strength and song is Jah Jehovah, And He is to me for salvation.

Wandered hath my heart, trembling hath terrified me, The twilight of my desire He hath made a fear to me,

Fear, and a snare, and a gin, Are on thee, O inhabitant of the land.

And it hath come to pass, He who is fleeing from the noise of the fear Doth fall into the snare, And he who is coming up from the midst of the snare, Is captured by the gin, For windows on high have been opened, And shaken are foundations of the land.