Who Can Stand?

If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

He casteth forth his ice like morsels: who can stand before his cold?

Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.

What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?

And the men of Bethshemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us?

There shall no man be able to stand before you: for the LORD your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said unto you.

And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.

For the LORD of hosts hath purposed, and who shall disannul it? and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?

None is so fierce that dare stir him up: who then is able to stand before me?

And the LORD shall utter his voice before his army: for his camp is very great: for he is strong that executeth his word: for the day of the LORD is great and very terrible; and who can abide it?

• Judgments
• Fire

But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner's fire, and like fullers' soap:

There are many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.

Thou, even thou, art to be feared: and who may stand in thy sight when once thou art angry?

And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast: and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him?

For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?