The “fear” here is not so much reverential awe, as anxious, or “nervous” sensitivity of conscience. To most people this temperament seems that of t…

Happy is the man that feareth alway, for fear that he might fall, and so, distrusting himself, seeks heavenly aid ([Refer…

Happy [is] the man that feareth alway
Not men, but the Lord; there is a fear and reverence due to men, according to …

There is a fear which causes happiness. Faith and love will deliver from the fear of eternal misery; but we should always fear offending God, and f…