Psalms 14 · Verse 5

Psalms 14:5

There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.
Psalms 14:5, King James Version

Psalms 14:5 in other translations

BSBThere they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is in the company of the righteous.
WEBThere they were in great fear, for God is in the generation of the righteous.
ASVThere were they in great fear; For God is in the generation of the righteous.
YLTThere they have feared a fear, For God is in the generation of the righteous.
DARBYThere were they in great fear; for God is in the generation of the righteous.
BBEThen were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the upright.
WebsterThere were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.

What does Psalms 14:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 14:4-6

4-6. Their conduct evinces indifference rather than ignorance of God; for when He appears in judgment, they are stricken with great fear. who eat up my people--to express their beastly fury (Pr 30:14; Ha 3:14). To "call on the Lord" is to worship Him.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 There were they in great fear - This is a manifest allusion to the history of the Canaanitish nations; they were struck with terror at the sight of the Israelites, and by this allusion the psalmist shows that a destruction similar to that which fell upon them, should fall on the Babylonians. Several of the versions add, from Psa 53:5, "Where no fear was." They were struck with terror, where no real cause of terror existed. Their fears had magnified their danger. For God is in the generation - They feared the Israelites, because they knew that the Almighty God was among them.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Psalms 14:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

שָׁ֤ם\׀shamthereH8033
פָּ֣חֲדוּPa.cha.duthey fearH6342
פָ֑חַדFa.chada fearH6343
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
בְּד֣וֹרbe.Dor[is] with a generationH1755
צַדִּֽיק\׃tza.DikrighteousH6662

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 14:5

  • Psalms 112:2

    His seed shall be mighty upon earth: the generation of the upright shall be blessed.

  • Psalms 73:15

    If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.

  • Psalms 24:6

    This is the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.

  • Isaiah 43:1-2

    But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine. When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.

  • Esther 8:7

    Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the Jews.

  • Psalms 46:11

    The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

  • 1 Peter 2:9

    But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

  • Isaiah 8:10

    Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God is with us.

  • Isaiah 41:10

    Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

  • Exodus 15:16

    Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be as still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O Lord, till the people pass over, which thou hast purchased.

  • Proverbs 28:1

    The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.

  • Psalms 46:7

    The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Selah.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
were, etc. Heb. they feared a fear.
53:5; Ex 15:16; Es 8:7; Pr 1:26,27; 28:1
God.
46:5,7,11; Isa 8:10; 12:6; 41:10; 43:1,2; Mt 1:23
the generation.
22:30; 24:6; 73:15; 112:2; 1Pe 2:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 14:4

    Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge? who eat up my people as they eat bread, and call not upon the Lord.

  • Psalms 14:5

    There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.

  • Psalms 14:6

    Ye have shamed the counsel of the poor, because the Lord is his refuge.

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Psalms 14:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Allí temblaron de espanto; porque Dios está con la nación de los justos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Là, ils ont été saisis de frayeur; car Dieu est au milieu de la génération juste.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Da überfiel sie ein Schrecken, denn Gott ist unter dem gerechten Geschlecht.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
qui pecuniam suam non dedit ad usuram, et munera super innocentem non accepit: qui facit hæc non movebitur in æternum.