23The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
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Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, …
With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 23)This tells us what the desire and expectation of the righteous and of the wicked are and how they will prove, what they would have and what they shall have. 1. The righteous would have good, only good ; all they desire is that it may go well with all about them; they wish no hurt to any, but happiness to all; as to themselves, their desire is not to gratify any evil lust, but to obtain the favour…
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