he was afraid

1 Chronicles 21:16
When David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth, with his drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown,

1 Chronicles 13:12
That day David feared God and asked, "How can I ever bring the ark of God to me?"

Deuteronomy 10:12
"And now, O Israel, what does the LORD your God ask of you but to fear the LORD your God by walking in all His ways, to love Him, to serve the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul,

2 Samuel 6:9
That day David feared the LORD and asked, "How can the ark of the LORD ever come to me?"

Job 13:21
Withdraw Your hand from me, and do not let Your terror frighten me.

Job 21:6
When I remember, terror takes hold, and my body trembles in horror.

Job 23:15
Therefore I am terrified in His presence; when I consider this, I fear Him.

Psalm 90:11
Who knows the power of Your anger? Your wrath matches the fear You are due.

Psalm 119:120
My flesh trembles in awe of You; I stand in fear of Your judgments.

Jeremiah 5:22
Do you not fear Me? declares the LORD. Do you not tremble before Me, the One who set the sand as the boundary of the sea, an enduring barrier it cannot cross? The waves surge, but they cannot prevail. They roar but cannot cross it.

Jeremiah 10:7
Who would not fear You, O King of nations? This is Your due. For among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like You.

Hebrews 12:28, 29
Therefore, since we are receiving an unshakable kingdom, let us be filled with gratitude, and so worship God acceptably with reverence and awe. . . .

Revelation 1:17
When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,

Revelation 15:4
Who will not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name? For You alone are holy. All nations will come and worship before You, for Your righteous acts have been revealed."