Fear of the Nations Brings to Yiras Shamayim

“יראתך לומדת נא הושע ;בגולה כבושה נא הושע”

The Bnei Yissaschar explains the connection between these two descriptions:

The talmidim of the Baal Shem Tov taught that when a person has a physical feeling of love or fear, this causes him to intensify in his heart the love or fear he has for Hashem. This concept is what the songster here is referring to: The fact that Am Yisrael is “kevushah bagolah,” captive in the exile, and is in constant fear of its enemies, is what reminds the nation to be “lomedes yirasecha.”

Bnei Yissaschar Ma’amarei Chodesh Tishrei 12:17