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/></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/14.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />There were they in great fear: for God <i>is</i> in the generation of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/14.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />There they are in great fear, For God <i>is</i> with the generation of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/14.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />There they are in great dread, For God is with a righteous generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/14.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />There they are in great dread, For God is with the righteous generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/14.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />There they are in great dread, For God is with the righteous generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/14.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />There they are in great dread, For God is with the righteous generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/14.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />There they tremble with great fear, For God is with the [consistently] righteous generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/14.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then they will be filled with dread, for God is with those who are righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/14.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Then they will be filled with terror, for God is with those who are righteous. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/14.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />There were they in great fear; For God is in the generation of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/14.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But you will be frightened, because God is on the side of every good person. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/14.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/14.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />There they are-panic-stricken because God is with the person who is righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/14.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But then they will be terrified, for God is with those who obey him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/14.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />There they are seized with terror, because God is with those who are righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/14.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />There they are, overwhelmed with dread, for God is in the company of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/14.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They are absolutely terrified, for God defends the godly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/14.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />There they are utterly terrified, for God is in the generation of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/14.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/14.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />There they were in great fear, for God is in the generation of the righteous. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/14.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They have feared a fear there, "" For God [is] in the generation of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/14.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> There they have feared a fear, For God is in the generation of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/14.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />There they feared a fear: for God is in the generation of the just one.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/14.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They have not called upon the Lord: there have they trembled for fear, where there was no fear. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/14.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 13:8>They have not called upon the Lord. There, they have trembled in fear, where there was no fear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/14.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They have good reason, then, to fear; God is with the company of the just. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/14.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />There they shall be in great terror, for God is with the company of the righteous.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/14.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />There were they in great fear; for God is in the generation of the righteous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/14.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />There they were filled with awe, because God is in the generation of the righteous ones.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/14.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />There are they in great fear; For God is with the righteous generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/14.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />There were they alarmed with fear, where there was no fear; for God is in the righteous generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/14-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=1189" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/14.htm">The Fool Says There is No God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>Will the workers of iniquity never learn? They devour my people like bread; they refuse to call upon the LORD. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">There they are,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6342.htm" title="6342: pā·ḥă·ḏū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To dread, be in dread or in awe. A primitive root; to be startled; hence, to fear in general.">overwhelmed</a> <a href="/hebrew/6343.htm" title="6343: p̄ā·ḥaḏ (N-ms) -- Dread. From pachad; a alarm.">with dread,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/1755.htm" title="1755: bə·ḏō·wr (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Period, generation, dwelling. Or dor; from duwr; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. An age or generation; also a dwelling.">is in the company</a> <a href="/hebrew/6662.htm" title="6662: ṣad·dîq (Adj-ms) -- Just, righteous. From tsadaq; just.">of the righteous.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>You sinners frustrate the plans of the oppressed, yet the LORD is their shelter.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-10.htm">Romans 3:10-18</a></span><br />As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one. / There is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. / All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/33-14.htm">Isaiah 33:14</a></span><br />The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling grips the ungodly: “Who of us can dwell with a consuming fire? Who of us can dwell with everlasting flames?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/1-26.htm">Proverbs 1:26-27</a></span><br />in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you, / when your dread comes like a storm, and your destruction like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-19.htm">James 2:19</a></span><br />You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/2-19.htm">Isaiah 2:19-21</a></span><br />Men will flee to caves in the rocks and holes in the ground, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth. / In that day men will cast away to the moles and bats their idols of silver and gold—the idols they made to worship. / They will flee to caverns in the rocks and crevices in the cliffs, away from the terror of the LORD and from the splendor of His majesty, when He rises to shake the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-15.htm">Revelation 6:15-17</a></span><br />Then the kings of the earth, the nobles, the commanders, the rich, the mighty, and every slave and free man hid in the caves and among the rocks of the mountains. / And they said to the mountains and the rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of the One seated on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb. / For the great day of Their wrath has come, and who is able to withstand it?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/15-21.htm">Job 15:21-22</a></span><br />Sounds of terror fill his ears; in his prosperity the destroyer attacks him. / He despairs of his return from darkness; he is marked for the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/25-41.htm">Matthew 25:41</a></span><br />Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-6.htm">Isaiah 13:6-8</a></span><br />Wail, for the Day of the LORD is near; it will come as destruction from the Almighty. / Therefore all hands will fall limp, and every man’s heart will melt. / Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-26.htm">Luke 21:26</a></span><br />Men will faint from fear and anxiety over what is coming upon the earth, for the powers of the heavens will be shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/7-16.htm">Ezekiel 7:16-18</a></span><br />The survivors will escape and live in the mountains, moaning like doves of the valley, each for his own iniquity. / Every hand will go limp, and every knee will turn to water. / They will put on sackcloth, and terror will overwhelm them. Shame will cover all their faces, and all their heads will be shaved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-7.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:7-9</a></span><br />and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels / in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. / They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-17.htm">Isaiah 24:17-18</a></span><br />Terror and pit and snare await you, O dweller of the earth. / Whoever flees the sound of panic will fall into the pit, and whoever climbs from the pit will be caught in the snare. For the windows of heaven are open, and the foundations of the earth are shaken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-27.htm">Hebrews 10:27</a></span><br />but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-5.htm">Jeremiah 30:5-7</a></span><br />Yes, this is what the LORD says: “A cry of panic is heard—a cry of terror, not of peace. / Ask now, and see: Can a male give birth? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale? / How awful that day will be! None will be like it! It is the time of Jacob’s distress, but he will be saved out of it.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.</p><p class="hdg">were, etc.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/53-5.htm">Psalm 53:5</a></b></br> There were they in great fear, <i>where</i> no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth <i>against</i> thee: thou hast put <i>them</i> to shame, because God hath despised them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/15-16.htm">Exodus 15:16</a></b></br> Fear and dread shall fall upon them; by the greatness of thine arm they shall be <i>as</i> still as a stone; till thy people pass over, O LORD, till the people pass over, <i>which</i> thou hast purchased.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/esther/8-7.htm">Esther 8:7</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="hdg">God</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/46-5.htm">Psalm 46:5,7,11</a></b></br> God <i>is</i> in the midst of her; she shall not be moved: God shall help her, <i>and that</i> right early… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/8-10.htm">Isaiah 8:10</a></b></br> Take counsel together, and it shall come to nought; speak the word, and it shall not stand: for God <i>is</i> with us.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/12-6.htm">Isaiah 12:6</a></b></br> Cry out and shout, thou inhabitant of Zion: for great <i>is</i> the Holy One of Israel in the midst of thee.</p><p class="hdg">the generation</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/22-30.htm">Psalm 22:30</a></b></br> A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/24-6.htm">Psalm 24:6</a></b></br> This <i>is</i> the generation of them that seek him, that seek thy face, O Jacob. Selah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/73-15.htm">Psalm 73:15</a></b></br> If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend <i>against</i> the generation of thy children.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/7-7.htm">Company</a> <a href="/job/31-23.htm">Dread</a> <a href="/psalms/9-20.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/job/37-22.htm">Feared</a> <a href="/psalms/12-7.htm">Generation</a> <a href="/psalms/12-3.htm">Great</a> <a href="/ezra/9-4.htm">Overwhelmed</a> <a href="/job/23-7.htm">Present</a> <a href="/psalms/11-7.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/psalms/10-18.htm">Terror</a> <a href="/psalms/11-7.htm">Upright</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/22-16.htm">Company</a> <a href="/psalms/27-1.htm">Dread</a> <a href="/psalms/15-4.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/psalms/47-2.htm">Feared</a> <a href="/psalms/22-30.htm">Generation</a> <a href="/psalms/17-7.htm">Great</a> <a href="/psalms/18-4.htm">Overwhelmed</a> <a href="/psalms/40-6.htm">Present</a> <a href="/psalms/15-2.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/psalms/31-13.htm">Terror</a> <a href="/psalms/18-23.htm">Upright</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 14</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/14-1.htm">David describes a natural man</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/14-4.htm">He convinces the wicked by the light of their conscience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/14-7.htm">He glories in the salvation of God</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/14.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/14.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>There they are, overwhelmed with dread</b><br>This phrase captures a moment of sudden realization and fear among the wicked. In biblical context, this dread is often associated with the presence of God or the recognition of His judgment. The Hebrew word used here can imply terror or panic, suggesting a deep, unsettling fear. Historically, this reflects the common biblical theme where those who oppose God or His people experience fear when confronted with divine truth or justice. This dread is not just an emotional response but a recognition of their moral and spiritual state before a holy God.<p><b>for God is in the company of the righteous</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's presence and favor with those who are righteous. In the Old Testament, righteousness is often linked to covenant faithfulness and obedience to God's laws. Theologically, this presence signifies protection, guidance, and blessing. The righteous are those who live in accordance with God's will, and His presence among them assures their security and vindication. This concept is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/psalms/46-5.htm">Psalm 46:5</a>, where God's presence is a source of strength and stability. It also foreshadows the New Testament understanding of believers being the temple of the Holy Spirit, with God dwelling among His people through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fool.htm">The Fool</a></b><br>In the context of <a href="/bsb/psalms/14.htm">Psalm 14</a>, the "fool" is someone who denies God and lives in moral corruption. This person is contrasted with the righteous.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_righteous.htm">The Righteous</a></b><br>Those who live in accordance with God's will and are in a covenant relationship with Him. They are the ones in whose company God is present.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, whose presence brings dread to the wicked and comfort to the righteous.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of this Psalm, David often contrasts the wicked with the righteous in his writings.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation often seen as the collective "righteous" in the Old Testament, representing God's chosen people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_god's_presence.htm">The Reality of God's Presence</a></b><br>God's presence is a source of dread for the wicked but a comfort for the righteous. This should encourage believers to live in a way that aligns with God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_security_of_the_righteous.htm">The Security of the Righteous</a></b><br>The righteous can find peace in knowing that God is with them, even when surrounded by those who deny Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_denying_god.htm">The Consequences of Denying God</a></b><br>Denying God leads to moral corruption and ultimately to fear and dread. This serves as a warning to those who live without acknowledging Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community.htm">The Importance of Community</a></b><br>Being in the "company of the righteous" implies the importance of fellowship with other believers, which strengthens faith and provides mutual support.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fear_of_the_lord.htm">The Fear of the Lord</a></b><br>Understanding the fear of the Lord as a reverent awe that leads to wisdom and righteous living.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_14.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 14</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_of_unrighteous_dread_in_history.htm">(Psalm 14:5) What historical or archaeological evidence verifies the “dread” of the unrighteous that the psalmist describes? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_william_wilberforce.htm">What does 'No Peace for the Wicked' mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_holiness,_sanctification.htm">How can I find hope in times of despair?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/meaning_of_'no_peace_for_the_wicked'.htm">What does "No Peace for the Wicked" mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/14.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">There were they.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">there they feared a fear, i.e., </span>terror overtook them. Psalms 53 adds, "which was no fear." The local "there" brings the scene before us as in a picture. We see them <span class= "ital">there </span>before us, these wicked men; <span class= "ital">there </span>in the midst of their intrigues, or their exactions, or their pleasures, the hand of God seizes them, and lo! they are struck with fear. We evidently have not here any indication by which to fasten on a particular event. Whether the addition in Psalms 53 gives any is discussed there.<p><span class= "bld">For God is.</span>--For the singular variation in Psalms 53 consult Note on <a href="/psalms/14-5.htm" title="There were they in great fear: for God is in the generation of the righteous.">Psalm 14:5</a> of that psalm. The uneasy sense that, after all, the good have God on their side--this general truth is implied in the phrase "generations of the righteous," even if first employed of faithful Israel--is always a cause of fear to the wicked.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/14.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">There were they in great fear</span>. "There" - in the midst of their evil-doing, while they are devouring God's people - a sudden terror seizes on them. <a href="/psalms/53-5.htm">Psalm 53:5</a> adds, "Where no fear was," which seems to imply a panic terror, like that which seized the Syrians when they were besieging Samaria (<a href="/2_kings/7-6.htm">2 Kings 7:6, 7</a>). For God is in the generation of the righteous. God's people cannot be attacked without provoking him; they ere in him, and he in them; he will assuredly come to their relief. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/14-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">There they are,</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֤ם ׀</span> <span class="translit">(šām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> </span><span class="str2">There, then, thither</span><br /><br /><span class="word">overwhelmed</span><br /><span class="heb">פָּ֣חֲדוּ</span> <span class="translit">(pā·ḥă·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6342.htm">Strong's 6342: </a> </span><span class="str2">To dread, be in dread or in awe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with dread,</span><br /><span class="heb">פָ֑חַד</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ā·ḥaḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6343.htm">Strong's 6343: </a> </span><span class="str2">A, alarm</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱ֝לֹהִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[is] in the company</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּד֣וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḏō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1755.htm">Strong's 1755: </a> </span><span class="str2">A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the righteous.</span><br /><span class="heb">צַדִּֽיק׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣad·dîq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6662.htm">Strong's 6662: </a> </span><span class="str2">Just, righteous</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/14-5.htm">Psalm 14:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/14-5.htm">Psalm 14:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/14-5.htm">Psalm 14:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/14-5.htm">Psalm 14:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/14-5.htm">Psalm 14:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/14-5.htm">Psalm 14:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/14-5.htm">Psalm 14:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/14-5.htm">Psalm 14:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/14-5.htm">Psalm 14:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/14-5.htm">Psalm 14:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/14-5.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 14:5 There they were in great fear (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/14-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 14:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 14:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/14-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 14:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 14:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>