January 2024

Almost all the English Bible translations I could find use the word “fear” in Psalm 111:10, “The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; all those who practice it have a good understanding.” There are a couple of modern translations that replace the word “fear” with “respect and obey” or “honor.” The word used in the original Hebrew יִרְאַ֬ת (yir’at), which is used almost always as “fear, reverence” but the root word in Hebrew is often used as “afraid.” Like when God is speaking to Isaac in Genesis 26:24.