Whom Do You Fear More? (Psalm 119:161)
From Passage, Paragraph, and Prayer by Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church
June 6, 2026 · 3 min · Season 7 · Episode 36
About this episode
The episode explores the question of whom we fear more: earthly rulers or God, as presented in the twenty-first stanza of Psalm 119.
We’ve made it to the twenty-first stanza of Psalm 119. The psalmist begins this stanza by confronting us with the question: Whom do you fear more—mortal earthly rulers or the eternal God of the universe? Music Credit: Johann Sebastian Bach, Trio from Brandenburg Concerto, No. 1, Movement 4
Topics covered
- fear of God
- earthly rulers
- faith
- Psalm 119
- spirituality
Keywords
- fear
- Psalm 119
- God
- earthly rulers
- spirituality
- faith
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Psalm 119
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