Jamieson, Fausset and Brown on Psalms 119:161-165
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Psalms119:161-165
161-165. (Compare Psa 119:46, 86).
awe--reverential, not slavish fear, which could not coexist with love (Psa 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!"
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