24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him: but the desire of the righteous shall be granted.
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He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
I also will choose their delusions, and will bring their fears upon them; because when I called, none did answer; when I spake, they did not hear: but they did evil before mine eyes, and chose that in which I delighted not.
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
And this is the confidence that we have in him, that, if we ask any thing according to his will, he heareth us: …
A dreadful sound is in his ears: in prosperity the destroyer shall come upon him.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 24-25)It is here said, and said again, to the righteous, that it shall be well with them , and to the wicked, Woe to them ; and these are set the one over against the other, for their mutual illustration. I. It shall be as ill with the wicked as they can fear, and as well with the righteous as they can desire. 1. The wicked, it is true, buoy themselves up sometimes in their wickedness with vain hopes wh…
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