SCHIN. (Ps 119:161-168).
161-165. (Compare
Ps 119:46, 86).
awe--reverential, not slavish fear, which could not coexist with love
(Ps 119:163;
1Jo 4:8).
Instead of fearing his persecutors, he fears God's Word alone
(Lu 12:4, 5).
The Jews inscribe in the first page of the great Bible
(Ge 28:17),
"How dreadful is this place! This is none other but the house of God,
and this is the gate of heaven!"
JFB.
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