Take Away: While the righteous will suffer in this life, it is not even close to the suffering the wicked will experience in the last days right before final judgment.
“It is a fear that leans toward the Lord, because of His very goodness. It is the sort of fear that has in it the very essence of love, and without which there would be no joy even in the presence of God.” - C.H. Spurgeon
“The fear that pleases God is not a groveling, or shrinking fear. He is no tyrant. It is an ecstasy of love and joy that senses how overwhelmingly kind and magnificent, good and true God is.” - Michael Reeves