King James Version

Psalms 14:5

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

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שָׁ֤םshamthereשָׁםadverb — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.פָּ֣חֲדוּpachadvbe afraidפָּחַדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be afraid”, a completed actionH6342to be startled (by a sudden alarm); hence, to fear in generalbe afraid, stand in awe, (be in) fear, make to shake.פָ֑חַדfachaddreadפַּחַדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dread”, the ordinary formH6343a (sudden) alarm (properly, the object feared, by implication, the feeling)dread(-ful), fear, (thing) great (fear, -ly feared), terror.כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אֱ֝לֹהִ֗יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.בְּד֣וֹרbedorin ageדּוֹרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in age”, the ordinary formH1755properly, a revolution of time, i.e. an age or generation; also a dwellingage, [idiom] evermore, generation, (n-) ever, posterity.צַדִּֽיקtsadiqjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

There are they in great fear; for God is with the righteous generation.

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American Standard Version (1901)

There were they in great fear; For God is in the generation of the righteous.

Young’s Literal Translation

There they have feared a fear, For God [is] in the generation of the righteous.

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

He that hath not put out his money to usury, nor taken bribes against the innocent: He that doth these things shall not be moved for ever.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

There are they in great fear; for God is with the righteous generation.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

There were they alarmed with fear, where there was no fear; for God is in the righteous generation.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐκεῖ ἐδειλίασαν φόβῳ, οὗ οὐκ ἦν φόβος, ὅτι ὁ Θεὸς ἐν γενεᾷ δικαίᾳ.