Isaiah 33:15,16

A triumphant answer to the fearful self-questionings of the ungodly. The passage closely resembles Psalms 15:2 ff; Psalms 24:4 f. First the character of the true citizen of God's Kingdom is expressed in general terms, and then the details are given in which the character is revealed.

that shaketh his hands The metaphor is a very suggestive one, the verb being the same as that used in Isaiah 33:9 of the trees shaking off their leaves. All these phrases, indeed, denote the keenest abhorrence of evil.