Psalms 14:5
There they have feared a fear, For God [is] in the generation of the righteous.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.
In Context
6The counsel of the poor ye cause to stink, Because Jehovah [is] his refuge.
Cross References
Exodus 15:16Fall on them doth terror and dread; By the greatness of Thine arm They are still as a stone, Till Thy people pass over, O Jehovah; Till the people pass over Whom Thou hast purchased.
Esther 8:7And the king Ahasuerus saith to Esther the queen, and to Mordecai the Jew, 'Lo, the house of Haman I have given to Esther, and him they have hanged on the tree, because that he put forth his hand on the Jews,
Psalms 24:6This [is] a generation of those seeking Him. Seeking Thy face, O Jacob! Selah.
Psalms 46:7Jehovah of Hosts [is] with us, A tower for us [is] the God of Jacob. Selah.
Psalms 53:5There they feared a fear — there was no fear, For God hath scattered the bones of him Who is encamping against thee, Thou hast put to shame, For God hath despised them.
Psalms 112:2Mighty in the earth is his seed, The generation of the upright is 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 →