100 Bible Verses About Awe

Bible verses about Awe

Encountering awe through scripture is vital for spiritual growth. The Bible reveals a God whose majesty inspires both reverence and wonder. Exploring verses about awe deepens our understanding of His power, wisdom, and boundless love. It moves us beyond mere intellectual assent to a heartfelt appreciation for the divine. By meditating on these passages, we open ourselves to experiencing God's presence in our lives, fostering humility, gratitude, and a renewed sense of purpose. Awe reminds us of our place in the grand tapestry of creation and ignites a passion for seeking Him more fully.

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Exodus 19:13 (KJV)

There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.

Awe Inspiring Bible Verses: Find God's Majesty

And Moses spake unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, saying, This is the thing which the Lord commanded, saying,

Exodus 35:4KJV

And the days which Jeroboam reigned were two and twenty years: and he slept with his fathers, and Nadab his son reigned in his stead.

1 Kings 14:20KJV

For the Lord your God dried up the waters of Jordan from before you, until ye were passed over, as the Lord your God did to the Red sea, which he dried up from before us, until we were gone over:

Joshua 4:23KJV

And he shall take away all the fat thereof, as the fat of the lamb is taken away from the sacrifice of the peace offerings; and the priest shall burn them upon the altar, according to the offerings made by fire unto the Lord: and the priest shall make an atonement for his sin that he hath committed, and it shall be forgiven him.

Leviticus 4:35KJV

And I took your father Abraham from the other side of the flood, and led him throughout all the land of Canaan, and multiplied his seed, and gave him Isaac.

Joshua 24:3KJV

And ye shall offer a burnt offering for a sweet savour unto the Lord; one young bullock, one ram, and seven lambs of the first year without blemish:

Numbers 29:2KJV

And all the people that were in the gate, and the elders, said, We are witnesses. The Lord make the woman that is come into thine house like Rachel and like Leah, which two did build the house of Israel: and do thou worthily in Ephratah, and be famous in Beth–lehem:

Ruth 4:11KJV

The hands of the witnesses shall be first upon him to put him to death, and afterward the hands of all the people. So thou shalt put the evil away from among you.

Deuteronomy 17:7KJV

Now the rest of the acts of Ahaz which he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?

2 Kings 16:19KJV

Ye shall bring out of your habitations two wave loaves of two tenth deals: they shall be of fine flour; they shall be baken with leaven; they are the firstfruits unto the Lord.

Leviticus 23:17KJV

And let us arise, and go up to Beth–el; and I will make there an altar unto God, who answered me in the day of my distress, and was with me in the way which I went.

Genesis 35:3KJV

And he said, Blessed be the Lord God of my master Abraham, who hath not left destitute my master of his mercy and his truth: I being in the way, the Lord led me to the house of my master’s brethren.

Genesis 24:27KJV

And she said to the king, It was a true report that I heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom.

1 Kings 10:6KJV

They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.

Psalms 72:9KJV

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

Numbers 18:25KJV

There shall not an hand touch it, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live: when the trumpet soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.

Exodus 19:13KJV

He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a people near unto him. Praise ye the Lord.

Psalms 148:14KJV

In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.

1 Samuel 3:12KJV

For they are my servants, which I brought forth out of the land of Egypt: they shall not be sold as bondmen.

Leviticus 25:42KJV

Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter’s clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?

Isaiah 29:16KJV

And also of the son of the bondwoman will I make a nation, because he is thy seed.

Genesis 21:13KJV

And the Lord did that thing on the morrow, and all the cattle of Egypt died: but of the cattle of the children of Israel died not one.

Exodus 9:6KJV

Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together

Psalms 98:8KJV

Of the tribe of Judah, Caleb the son of Jephunneh.

Numbers 13:6KJV

And Moses spake to the children of Israel, that they should bring forth him that had cursed out of the camp, and stone him with stones. And the children of Israel did as the Lord commanded Moses.

Leviticus 24:23KJV

The clouds poured out water: the skies sent out a sound: thine arrows also went abroad.

Psalms 77:17KJV

For thou, O God, hast heard my vows: thou hast given me the heritage of those that fear thy name.

Psalms 61:5KJV

If ye will fear the Lord, and serve him, and obey his voice, and not rebel against the commandment of the Lord, then shall both ye and also the king that reigneth over you continue following the Lord your God:

1 Samuel 12:14KJV

Who is he that hideth counsel without knowledge? therefore have I uttered that I understood not; things too wonderful for me, which I knew not.

Job 42:3KJV

Even such as he is able to get, the one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering, with the meat offering: and the priest shall make an atonement for him that is to be cleansed before the Lord.

Leviticus 14:31KJV

And that their children, which have not known any thing, may hear, and learn to fear the Lord your God, as long as ye live in the land whither ye go over Jordan to possess it.

Deuteronomy 31:13KJV

His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.

Job 41:21KJV

The mountains melted from before the Lord, even that Sinai from before the Lord God of Israel.

Judges 5:5KJV

And the work of the wheels was like the work of a chariot wheel: their axletrees, and their naves, and their felloes, and their spokes, were all molten.

1 Kings 7:33KJV

Which the Lord commanded Moses in mount Sinai, in the day that he commanded the children of Israel to offer their oblations unto the Lord, in the wilderness of Sinai.

Leviticus 7:38KJV

And David was afraid of God that day, saying, How shall I bring the ark of God home to me?

1 Chronicles 13:12KJV

Then said David, Ye shall not do so, my brethren, with that which the Lord hath given us, who hath preserved us, and delivered the company that came against us into our hand.

1 Samuel 30:23KJV

And all these kings and their land did Joshua take at one time, because the Lord God of Israel fought for Israel.

Joshua 10:42KJV

At thy rebuke, O God of Jacob, both the chariot and horse are cast into a dead sleep.

Psalms 76:6KJV

In that day shall the Lord of hosts be for a crown of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue of his people,

Isaiah 28:5KJV

And concerning the tithe of the herd, or of the flock, even of whatsoever passeth under the rod, the tenth shall be holy unto the Lord.

Leviticus 27:32KJV

Therefore the Lord heard this, and was wroth: so a fire was kindled against Jacob, and anger also came up against Israel;

Psalms 78:21KJV

Then king David sent, and fetched him out of the house of Machir, the son of Ammiel, from Lo–debar.

2 Samuel 9:5KJV

And he shall lay his hand upon the head of the sin offering, and slay the sin offering in the place of the burnt offering.

Leviticus 4:29KJV

And this is the law of the meat offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the Lord, before the altar.

Leviticus 6:14KJV

And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and the tabernacle shall be sanctified by my glory.

Exodus 29:43KJV

Remember his marvellous works that he hath done; his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth;

Psalms 105:5KJV

And thou shalt anoint the laver and his foot, and sanctify it.

Exodus 40:11KJV

A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.

Psalms 22:30KJV

The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;

Proverbs 30:27KJV

Draw me, we will run after thee: the king hath brought me into his chambers: we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will remember thy love more than wine: the upright love thee.

Song of Solomon 1:4KJV

These are the commandments and the judgments, which the Lord commanded by the hand of Moses unto the children of Israel in the plains of Moab by Jordan near Jericho.

Numbers 36:13KJV

And it came to pass on the eighth day, that Moses called Aaron and his sons, and the elders of Israel;

Leviticus 9:1KJV

And it came to pass the selfsame day, that the Lord did bring the children of Israel out of the land of Egypt by their armies.

Exodus 12:51KJV

Therefore Abimelech rose early in the morning, and called all his servants, and told all these things in their ears: and the men were sore afraid.

Genesis 20:8KJV

And spice, and oil for the light, and for the anointing oil, and for the sweet incense.

Exodus 35:28KJV

Thus ye also shall offer an heave offering unto the Lord of all your tithes, which ye receive of the children of Israel; and ye shall give thereof the Lord’s heave offering to Aaron the priest.

Numbers 18:28KJV

O how love I thy law! it is my meditation all the day.

Psalms 119:97KJV

And Joshua made them that day hewers of wood and drawers of water for the congregation, and for the altar of the Lord, even unto this day, in the place which he should choose.

Joshua 9:27KJV

And the Lord said unto the children of Israel, Did not I deliver you from the Egyptians, and from the Amorites, from the children of Ammon, and from the Philistines?

Judges 10:11KJV

He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.

Deuteronomy 32:10KJV

And Samuel said, Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.

1 Samuel 15:22KJV

And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.

Exodus 34:8KJV

Then the beasts go into dens, and remain in their places.

Job 37:8KJV

And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the Lord my God, as the Lord spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name.

1 Kings 5:5KJV

Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the Lord’s hand double for all her sins.

Isaiah 40:2KJV

Heleb the son of Baanah, a Netophathite, Ittai the son of Ribai out of Gibeah of the children of Benjamin,

2 Samuel 23:29KJV

And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high hills, that were under the whole heaven, were covered.

Genesis 7:19KJV

Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.

Psalms 68:19KJV

Shall it be told him that I speak? if a man speak, surely he shall be swallowed up.

Job 37:20KJV

And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest’s office.

Exodus 29:44KJV

The voice of thy thunder was in the heaven: the lightnings lightened the world: the earth trembled and shook.

Psalms 77:18KJV

The fear of the Lord prolongeth days: but the years of the wicked shall be shortened.

Proverbs 10:27KJV

Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge?

Job 37:16KJV

And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.

1 Chronicles 13:7KJV

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying,

Leviticus 23:9KJV

And God said unto Abraham, Thou shalt keep my covenant therefore, thou, and thy seed after thee in their generations.

Genesis 17:9KJV

And the Lord said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight:

Exodus 30:34KJV

The trees of the Lord are full of sap; the cedars of Lebanon, which he hath planted;

Psalms 104:16KJV

And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?

1 Samuel 18:18KJV

O Lord, rebuke me not in thy wrath: neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

Psalms 38:1KJV

Behold, the name of the Lord cometh from far, burning with his anger, and the burden thereof is heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:

Isaiah 30:27KJV

And Solomon stood before the altar of the Lord in the presence of all the congregation of Israel, and spread forth his hands toward heaven:

1 Kings 8:22KJV

I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O Lord, thou knowest.

Psalms 40:9KJV

But God led the people about, through the way of the wilderness of the Red sea: and the children of Israel went up harnessed out of the land of Egypt.

Exodus 13:18KJV

O Lord, how manifold are thy works! in wisdom hast thou made them all: the earth is full of thy riches.

Psalms 104:24KJV

And I said unto them, Ye are holy unto the Lord; the vessels are holy also; and the silver and the gold are a freewill offering unto the Lord God of your fathers.

Ezra 8:28KJV

And Joshua adjured them at that time, saying, Cursed be the man before the Lord, that riseth up and buildeth this city Jericho: he shall lay the foundation thereof in his firstborn, and in his youngest son shall he set up the gates of it.

Joshua 6:26KJV

And Ahaz begat Jehoadah; and Jehoadah begat Alemeth, and Azmaveth, and Zimri; and Zimri begat Moza,

1 Chronicles 8:36KJV

Surely he scorneth the scorners: but he giveth grace unto the lowly.

Proverbs 3:34KJV

O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.

Psalms 65:2KJV

Now rise up, said I, and get you over the brook Zered. And we went over the brook Zered.

Deuteronomy 2:13KJV

The voice of rejoicing and salvation is in the tabernacles of the righteous: the right hand of the Lord doeth valiantly.

Psalms 118:15KJV

So Benaiah the son of Jehoiada went up, and fell upon him, and slew him: and he was buried in his own house in the wilderness.

1 Kings 2:34KJV

Of Ozni, the family of the Oznites: of Eri, the family of the Erites:

Numbers 26:16KJV

Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?

Job 39:27KJV

Let thy priests be clothed with righteousness; and let thy saints shout for joy.

Psalms 132:9KJV

But if the Lord make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the Lord.

Numbers 16:30KJV

So Joseph died, being an hundred and ten years old: and they embalmed him, and he was put in a coffin in Egypt.

Genesis 50:26KJV

And Hadad died, and Samlah of Masrekah reigned in his stead.

Genesis 36:36KJV

The Bible overflows with verses that evoke awe, revealing a God whose power, wisdom, and love inspire reverence. From the vastness of creation depicted in Psalms to the transformative encounters with the divine in the Gospels, these passages remind us of our smallness in the face of the infinite. These verses challenge us to move beyond the mundane and glimpse the extraordinary. They encourage a posture of humility, wonder, and grateful surrender before the Almighty. Reflecting upon these scriptures can rekindle a sense of awe in our daily lives, transforming our perspective and deepening our relationship with God. May we cultivate a heart that seeks the extraordinary in the ordinary, recognizing the divine fingerprint in every aspect of creation and living a life that reflects the awe we feel.