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Psalm 14:5
There they were in great fear, for God is in the generation of the righteous.
3They have all gone aside. They have together become corrupt. There is no one who does good, no, not one.
4Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and don’t call on the LORD?
5There they were in great fear, for God is in the generation of the righteous.
6You frustrate the plan of the poor, because the LORD is his refuge.
7Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD restores the fortunes of his people, then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
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Great fear falls on those who devour God's people, exposing how little their power counts against God's presence among the righteous.
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Psalm 23:4Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me. Your rod and your staff, they comfort me.God's presence explains fear in Psalm 14 and freedom from fear in Psalm 23: the difference is whose fear each describes.
Psalm 112:2His offspring will be mighty in the land. The generation of the upright will be blessed.Both name a generation marked by righteousness: God is among them in Psalm 14, and they are blessed in Psalm 112.
Psalm 73:15If I had said, “I will speak thus”, behold, I would have betrayed the generation of your children.Both speak of a generation belonging to God, described as the righteous in Psalm 14 and God's children in Psalm 73.
Genesis 35:5They traveled, and a terror of God was on the cities that were around them, and they didn’t pursue the sons of Jacob.Both connect terror with God, with Genesis describing surrounding cities restrained from pursuing Jacob's sons.
Psalm 24:6This is the generation of those who seek Him, who seek your face—even Jacob. Selah.Both describe a generation in relation to God: the righteous among whom he dwells and those who seek his face.
Mark 5:15They came to Jesus, and saw him who had been possessed by demons sitting, clothed, and in his right mind, even him who had the legion; and they were afraid.Fear appears in both scenes, though Mark describes people seeing a man freed from demons rather than oppressors confronting God's presence.
Revelation 6:16They told the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him who sits on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb,Both portray dread before God: Psalm 14 names great fear, while Revelation describes people seeking shelter from God's face and the Lamb's wrath.
Genesis 50:15When Joseph’s brothers saw that their father was dead, they said, “It may be that Joseph will hate us, and will fully pay us back for all the evil which we did …Fear is the shared thread: Joseph's brothers dread repayment for their evil, while Psalm 14 links evildoers' fear to God's presence.
2 Kings 7:6For the Lord had made the army of the Syrians to hear the sound of chariots and the sound of horses, even the noise of a great army; and they said to one …God's presence causes fear in Psalm 14; in Kings, the Lord makes the Syrian army hear sounds they interpret as an attack.
Isaiah 43:1–2But now the LORD who created you, Jacob, and he who formed you, Israel, says: “Don’t be afraid, for I have redeemed you. I have called you by your name. You …Both connect God with his people: his presence frightens oppressors in Psalm 14, while his claim on Israel grounds Isaiah's command against fear.
1 Samuel 14:15There was a trembling in the camp, in the field, and among all the people; the garrison and the raiders also trembled; and the earth quaked, so there was an …Both describe great fear, though Psalm 14 names God's presence as the cause and Samuel describes trembling throughout a camp and the earth.
2 Chronicles 23:13Then she looked, and behold, the king stood by his pillar at the entrance, with the captains and the trumpeters by the king. All the people of the land …The shared thread is alarm: Athaliah reacts to the king and rejoicing crowd, while Psalm 14 names God's presence as the cause.
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The people being devoured in this psalm are still under threat. Yet their oppressors have reason to fear: God is present among the righteous.
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