'Awesome' in the Bible
He was afraid and said, “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven.”
“Who is like You among the gods, O Lord?Who is like You, majestic in holiness,Awesome in praises, working wonders?
You shall not dread them, for the Lord your God is in your midst, a great and awesome God.
For the Lord your God is the God of gods and the Lord of lords, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God who does not show partiality nor take a bribe.
He is your praise and He is your God, who has done these great and awesome things for you which your eyes have seen.
“If you are not careful to observe all the words of this law which are written in this book, to fear this honored and awesome name, the Lord your God,
Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, “A man of God came to me and his appearance was like the appearance of the angel of God, very awesome. And I did not ask him where he came from, nor did he tell me his name.
And what one nation on the earth is like Your people Israel, whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people and to make a name for Himself, and to do a great thing for You and awesome things for Your land, before Your people whom You have redeemed for Yourself from Egypt, from nations and their gods?
I said, “I beseech You, O Lord God of heaven, the great and awesome God, who preserves the covenant and lovingkindness for those who love Him and keep His commandments,
When I saw their fear, I rose and spoke to the nobles, the officials and the rest of the people: “Do not be afraid of them; remember the Lord who is great and awesome, and fight for your brothers, your sons, your daughters, your wives and your houses.”
“Now therefore, our God, the great, the mighty, and the awesome God, who keeps covenant and lovingkindness,Do not let all the hardship seem insignificant before You,Which has come upon us, our kings, our princes, our priests, our prophets, our fathers and on all Your people,From the days of the kings of Assyria to this day.
“Out of the north comes golden splendor;Around God is awesome majesty.
And in Your majesty ride on victoriously,For the cause of truth and meekness and righteousness;Let Your right hand teach You awesome things.
By awesome deeds You answer us in righteousness, O God of our salvation,You who are the trust of all the ends of the earth and of the farthest sea;
Say to God, “How awesome are Your works!Because of the greatness of Your power Your enemies will give feigned obedience to You.
Come and see the works of God,Who is awesome in His deeds toward the sons of men.
O God, You are awesome from Your sanctuary.The God of Israel Himself gives strength and power to the people.Blessed be God!
A God greatly feared in the council of the holy ones,And awesome above all those who are around Him?
Wonders in the land of HamAnd awesome things by the Red Sea.
He has sent redemption to His people;He has ordained His covenant forever;Holy and awesome is His name.
Men shall speak of the power of Your awesome acts,And I will tell of Your greatness.
“You are as beautiful as Tirzah, my darling,As lovely as Jerusalem,As awesome as an army with banners.
‘Who is this that grows like the dawn,As beautiful as the full moon,As pure as the sun,As awesome as an army with banners?’
When You did awesome things which we did not expect,You came down, the mountains quaked at Your presence.
As for their rims they were lofty and awesome, and the rims of all four of them were full of eyes round about.
Now over the heads of the living beings there was something like an expanse, like the awesome gleam of crystal, spread out over their heads.
“You, O king, were looking and behold, there was a single great statue; that statue, which was large and of extraordinary splendor, was standing in front of you, and its appearance was awesome.
I prayed to the Lord my God and confessed and said, “Alas, O Lord, the great and awesome God, who keeps His covenant and lovingkindness for those who love Him and keep His commandments,
The Lord utters His voice before His army;Surely His camp is very great,For strong is he who carries out His word.The day of the Lord is indeed great and very awesome,And who can endure it?
“The sun will be turned into darknessAnd the moon into bloodBefore the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.