Heb. yir’ah, “fear,” “terror,” as in Jonah 1:10; then “reverence,” or “holy fear,” as in Ps. 2:11; 5:7. In technical usage yir’ah becomes almost equivalent to “service,” or “worship.” Men may forsake the “fear of the Almighty” (Job 6:14). The “fear of the Lord” may be taught (Ps. 34:11). It is the “instruction of wisdom” (Prov. 15:33). The man who fears God will also respect and observe His precepts.

The worship of God is free from the defiling rites that characterized Canaanite religions.

 Rules of righteous administration. God has judged, determined His laws to be right (see Ex. 21:1; Ps. 9:7, 16; PP 364).

Literally, “truth.”