13 Bible Verses about Fear Of Death
Most Relevant Verses
and [that He] might free all those who through [the haunting] fear of death were held in slavery throughout their lives.
The cords of death surrounded me,
And the streams of ungodliness and torrents of destruction terrified me.
“For the waves of death encompassed me;
The torrents of destruction overwhelmed and terrified me.
Even though I walk through the [sunless] valley of the shadow of death,
I fear no evil, for You are with me;
Your rod [to protect] and Your staff [to guide], they comfort and console me.
“The people who were sitting (living) in [spiritual] darkness have seen a great Light,
And for those who were sitting (living) in the land and shadow of [spiritual and moral] death,
Upon them a Light has dawned.”
“He is torn from his tent which he trusted [for safety],
And he is marched and brought to the king of terrors (death).
Consider and answer me, O Lord my God;
Give light (life) to my eyes, or I will sleep the sleep of death,
I will make many peoples appalled at you [at your judgment and your defeat], and their kings will be horribly afraid of you when I brandish My sword [of judgment] before them; they will tremble and shudder every moment, every man for his own life, on the day of your downfall.”
Then she went and sat down opposite him, about a bowshot away, for she said, “Do not let me see the boy die.” And as she sat down opposite him, she raised her voice and wept.
Then Samson was very thirsty, and he called out to the Lord and said, “You have given this great victory through the hand of Your servant, and now am I to die of thirst and fall into the hands of the uncircumcised (pagans)?”
