There were they in great fear; For God is in the generation of the righteous.
There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is in the company of the righteous.
There they have feared a fear, For God is in the generation of the righteous.
There were they in great fear; forGod is in the generation of the righteous.
Psalms — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
2. Jehovah looked down from heaven. God himself is here introduced as speaking on the subject of human depravity, and this renders the discourse of David more emphatic than if he had pronounced the sentence in his own person. When God is exhibited to us as sitting on his throne…