Quotes About Awe

The voice of the LORD strikes with flames of fire.

The voice of the LORD twists the oaks and strips the forests bare. And in His temple all cry, “Glory!”

Come, see the works of the LORD, who brings devastation upon the earth.

So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory.

You alone are to be feared. When You are angry, who can stand before You?

Your thunder resounded in the whirlwind; the lightning lit up the world; the earth trembled and quaked.

Who knows the power of Your anger? Your wrath matches the fear You are due.

His lightning illuminates the world; the earth sees and trembles.

He looks on the earth, and it trembles; He touches the mountains, and they smolder.

He humbles Himself to behold the heavens and the earth.

Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord, at the presence of the God of Jacob,

My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.

lightning and hail, snow and clouds, powerful wind fulfilling His word,

At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook, and the temple was filled with smoke.

For when he sees his children around him, the work of My hands, they will honor My name, they will sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and they will stand in awe of the God of Israel.

So this city will bring Me renown, joy, praise, and glory before all the nations of the earth, who will hear of all the good I do for it. They will tremble in awe because of all the goodness and prosperity that I will provide for it.

Spread out above the heads of the living creatures was the likeness of an awesome expanse, gleaming like crystal.

From what seemed to be His waist up, I saw a gleam like amber, with what looked like fire within it all around. And from what seemed to be His waist down, I saw what looked like fire; and brilliant light surrounded Him.

The appearance of the brilliant light all around Him was like that of a rainbow in a cloud on a rainy day. This was the appearance of the likeness of the glory of the LORD. And when I saw it, I fell facedown and heard a voice speaking.

So I was left alone, gazing at this great vision. No strength remained in me; my face grew deathly pale, and I was powerless.

But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.

O LORD, I have heard the report of You; I stand in awe, O LORD, of Your deeds. Revive them in these years; make them known in these years. In Your wrath, remember mercy!

Be silent before the LORD, all people, for He has roused Himself from His holy dwelling.”

“My covenant with him was one of life and peace, which I gave to him; it called for reverence, and he revered Me and stood in awe of My name.