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Psalm 14:5

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14:5They are absolutely terrified,14

for God defends the godly.15

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Footnotes

  1. 14 Heb “there they are afraid [with] fear.” The perfect verbal form is probably used in a rhetorical manner; the psalmist describes the future demise of the oppressors as if it were already occurring. The adverb שָׁם (sham, “there”) is also used here for dramatic effect, as the psalmist envisions the wicked standing in fear at a spot that is this vivid in his imagination ( 1027 ). The cognate accusative following the verb emphasizes the degree of their terror.
  2. 15 Heb “for God is with a godly generation.” The Hebrew noun דּוֹר (dor, “generation”) refers here to the general class of people who are characterized by godliness. See 190 for other examples where “generation” refers to a class of people.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

There they are in great terror,

for God is with the generation of the righteous.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But there they are, overwhelmed with dread,

for God is present in the company of the righteous.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then they will be filled with dread,

for God is with those who are righteous.

NLTNew Living Translation

Terror will grip them,

for God is with those who obey him.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

There they are very fearful

because God is with the generation of the righteous.

KJV 1900King James Version

There were they in great fear:

For God is in the generation of the righteous.