10When it goeth well with the righteous, the city rejoiceth: and when the wicked perish, there is shouting.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory: but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.
The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked. …
So let all thine enemies perish, O LORD: but let them that love him be as the sun when he goeth forth in his might. And the land had rest forty years.
And Mordecai went out from the presence of the king in royal apparel of blue and white, and with a great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen and purple: and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was glad. …
When the wicked rise, men hide themselves: but when they perish, the righteous increase.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 10-11)It is here observed, I. That good men are generally well-beloved by their neighbours, but nobody cares for wicked people. 1. It is true there are some few that are enemies to the righteous, that are prejudiced against God and godliness, and are therefore vexed to see good men in power and prosperity; but all indifferent persons, even those that have no great stock of religion themselves, have a go…
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