14Happy is the man that feareth alway: but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Let not thine heart envy sinners: but be thou in the fear of the LORD all the day long.
Serve the LORD with fear, and rejoice with trembling.
For all those things hath mine hand made, and all those things have been, saith the LORD: but to this man will I look, even to him that is poor and of a contrite spirit, and trembleth at my word.
And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me.
And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man's work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear:
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 14)Here is, 1. The benefit of a holy caution. It sounds strangely, but it is very true: Happy is the man that feareth always . Most people think that those are happy who never fear; but there is a fear which is so far from having torment in it that it has in it the greatest satisfaction. Happy is the man who always keeps up in his mind a holy awe and reverence of God, his glory, goodness, and governm…
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