27 Bible Verses about Those Frightened Of God

And he replied, "I heard the sound of you in the garden, and I was afraid because I [am] naked, so I hid myself."

And it happened, as the sun {went down}, then a deep sleep fell upon Abram and, behold, a great terrifying darkness fell upon him.

But Sarah denied [it], saying, "I did not laugh," because she was afraid. He said, "No, but you did laugh."

And he said, "I am the God of your father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." And Moses hid his face because he was afraid of looking at God.

And the spectacle was so terrifying [that] Moses said, "I am terrified and trembling."

And Israel saw the great hand that Yahweh displayed against Egypt, and the people feared Yahweh, and they believed in Yahweh and in Moses his servant.

{And} on the third day, when it was morning, there was thunder and lightning, and a heavy cloud over the mountain and a very loud ram's horn sound, and all the people who [were] in the camp trembled.

And all the people [were] seeing the thunder and the lightning and the sound of the ram's horn and the mountain smoking, and the people saw, and they trembled, and they stood at a distance.

I was standing {between Yahweh and you} at that time to report to you the word of Yahweh, for you were afraid because of {the presence of} the fire, and [so] you [did] not go up the mountain. {He said},

For {I was in dread} from [being in] the presence of the anger and the wrath [with] which Yahweh was angry with you [so as] to destroy you, but Yahweh listened to me also {at that time}.

withdraw your hand from me, and let not your dread terrify me.

dread met me, and trembling, and it made many of my bones shake.

then you terrify me with dreams, and with visions you terrify me.

May he remove his rod from me, and let his dread not terrify me;

[then] I would speak and not fear him, for {in myself I am not fearful}.

Therefore, I am horrified because of his presence; [when] I consider, I tremble because of him.

Indeed, the disaster from God [was] a dread for me, and {I was powerless} because of his majesty.

So [the] Philistines were afraid, for they said, "God has come to the camp." And they said, "Woe to us, {for this has never happened before!}

But David feared Yahweh on that day and said, "How can the ark of Yahweh come to me?"

{They themselves saw} [it], so they were astonished. They were terrified; they ran off. Trembling seized them there-- pain as of a woman in labor.

So the men feared Yahweh {greatly}, and they offered a sacrifice to Yahweh and {made} vows.

And an angel of the Lord stood near them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and {they were terribly frightened}.

And [when] King Herod heard [it], he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him,

And [while] he was saying these [things], a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered into the cloud.

And [while] he was discussing about righteousness and self control and the judgment that is to come, Felix became afraid [and] replied, "Go away for the present, and [when I] have an opportunity, I will summon you."

And [when] Ananias heard these words, he fell down [and] died. And great fear came on all those who heard about [it].

And great fear came on the whole church and on all who heard about these [things].