פַּ֫חַד

If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the Fear of Isaac, had not been with me, surely by now you would have sent me away empty-handed. But God has seen my affliction and the toil of my hands, and last night He rendered judgment.”

May the God of Abraham and the God of Nahor, the God of their father, judge between us.” So Jacob swore by the Fear of his father Isaac.

…and terror and dread will fall on them. By the power of Your arm they will be as still as a stone until Your people pass by, O LORD, until the people You have bought pass by.

This very day I will begin to put the dread and fear of you upon all the nations under heaven. They will hear the reports of you and tremble in anguish because of you.”

No man will be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the fear and dread of you upon all the land, wherever you set foot, as He has promised you.

In the morning you will say, ‘If only it were evening!’ and in the evening you will say, ‘If only it were morning!’—because of the dread in your hearts of the terrifying sights you will see.

He took a pair of oxen, cut them into pieces, and sent them by messengers throughout the land of Israel, proclaiming, “This is what will be done to the oxen of anyone who does not march behind Saul and Samuel.” Then the terror of the LORD fell upon the people, and they came out together as one man.

And David’s fame went out into every land, and the LORD caused all nations to fear him.

…and attacked all the cities around Gerar, because the terror of the LORD had fallen upon them. They plundered all the cities, since there was much plunder there.

And the dread of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.

And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”

And the fear of God came upon all the kingdoms of the lands when they heard that the LORD had fought against the enemies of Israel.

In every province and every city, wherever the king’s edict and decree reached, there was joy and gladness among the Jews, with feasting and celebrating. And many of the people of the land themselves became Jews, because the fear of the Jews had fallen upon them.

In each of the provinces of King Xerxes, the Jews assembled in their cities to attack those who sought to harm them. No man could withstand them, because the fear of them had fallen upon all peoples.

And all the officials of the provinces, the satraps, the governors, and the king’s administrators helped the Jews, because the fear of Mordecai had fallen upon them.

For the thing I feared has overtaken me, and what I dreaded has befallen me.

…fear and trembling came over me and made all my bones shudder.

Would His majesty not terrify you? Would the dread of Him not fall upon you?

Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him.

Their homes are safe from fear; no rod of punishment from God is upon them.

Therefore snares surround you, and sudden peril terrifies you;

“Dominion and awe belong to God; He establishes harmony in the heights of heaven.

For calamity from God terrifies me, and His splendor I cannot overpower.

She treats her young harshly, as if not her own, with no concern that her labor was in vain.

He laughs at fear, frightened of nothing; he does not turn back from the sword.

There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is in the company of the righteous.

Among all my enemies I am a disgrace, and among my neighbors even more. I am dreaded by my friends—they flee when they see me on the street.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David, the servant of the LORD. An oracle is in my heart regarding the transgression of the wicked man: There is no fear of God before his eyes.

There they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to fear. For God has scattered the bones of those who besieged you. You put them to shame, for God has despised them.

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. Hear, O God, my voice of complaint; preserve my life from dread of the enemy.

You will not fear the terror of the night, nor the arrow that flies by day,

Egypt was glad when they departed, for the dread of Israel had fallen on them.

My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.

…in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you,

…when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.

But whoever listens to me will dwell in safety, secure from the fear of evil.”

Do not fear sudden danger or the ruin that overtakes the wicked,

All are skilled with the sword, experienced in warfare. Each has his sword at his side prepared for the terror of the night.

Go into the rocks and hide in the dust from the terror of the LORD and the splendor of His majesty.

Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.

They will flee to caverns in the rocks and crevices in the cliffs, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.

Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth.

Whoever flees the sound of panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For the windows of heaven are open, and the foundations of the earth are shaken.

Yes, this is what the LORD says: “A cry of panic is heard—a cry of terror, not of peace.

Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of Moab,” declares the LORD.

“Whoever flees the panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For I will bring upon Moab the year of their punishment,” declares the LORD.

Behold, I am about to bring terror upon you, declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, from all those around you. You will each be driven headlong, with no one to regather the fugitives.

Panic and pitfall have come upon us—devastation and destruction.