Psalms 14:5
There were they in great fear; for God is in the generation of the righteous.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.
In Context
6Ye have shamed the counsel of the afflicted, because Jehovah [was] his refuge.
Cross References
Exodus 15:16Fear and dread fall upon them; By the greatness of thine arm they are still as a stone; Till thy people pass over, Jehovah, Till the people pass over that thou hast purchased.
Esther 8:7And king Ahasuerus said to queen Esther and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he stretched forth his hand against the Jews.
Psalms 24:6This is the generation of them that seek unto him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.
Psalms 46:7Jehovah of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our high fortress. Selah.
Psalms 53:5There were they in great fear, where no fear was; for God scattereth the bones of him that encampeth against thee. Thou hast put [them] to shame, for God hath despised them.
Psalms 112:2His seed shall be mighty in the land; the generation of the upright shall be blessed.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 14:5-7
4 Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the Lord . 5 There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous. 6 Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the Lord is his refuge. 7 Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the Lord bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad. In these verses the psalmist endeavours, I. To convince sinners of the evil and danger… Read the whole commentary →