Worship the LORD with reverenceAt first glance, this seems like an odd set of statements to put together. Of course one worships with reverence. To most people, the two words could mean the same thing. To worship is to give respect and praise, to acknowledge someone's superiority. To revere is to acknowledge the importance or rarity of someone or something. So, you can give respect to something important, or acknowledge the rarity of something as being superior. Makes sense.
And rejoice with trembling.
However, how does one rejoice with trembling? To rejoice is to celebrate. Rejoicing is what you do at a party or festival. Why would someone tremble at a party? Why shake when you're celebrating? Because you understand that God has all power, and can do with it whatever he wishes. He could wipe you from existence, if He wanted to. But He won't, because all that power is on your side. So you respect the power He has, but you also understand what it means.
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