It's how some rabbis describe Judaism. They say Christians are too familiar with God, calling Jesus their buddy, best friend, personal savior.
Jesus broke new ground when he taught that we can call God "Abba," which is a familiar way of referring to one's father. This was shocking to both Jews and pagans, who viewed God/gods as awesome and dangerous entities that one must approach with trembling.
That's a term among Orthodox Jews -- "trembling before God" -- because it's how you're supposed to approach God. That's why it was used as the title for a documentary about Orthodox gays.
Jesus did indeed cause offense to the elite (who preferred a distance deity) by referring to God as His own personal father, (Jn. 5:18), but David, among others, certainly did not know God as distant, but as a very present help in time of trouble. And who is to be reverenced, feared in the right sense as not treating irreverently by us who have misused everything He gave is, from our brains to our feet, and does punish the impenitent. However, it is harbored sin, pride and dishonestly (with self and God) that keeps one from God. For
The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. (Psalms 34:18)