1The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion.
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The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.
There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God hath scattered the bones of him that encampeth against thee: thou hast put them to shame, because God hath despised them.
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee. …
A Psalm of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the LORD is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? …
He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-2)See here, 1. What continual frights those are subject to that go on in wicked ways. Guilt in the conscience makes men a terror to themselves, so that they are ready to flee when none pursues ; like one that absconds for debt, who thinks every one he meets a bailiff. Though they pretend to be easy, there are secret fears which haunt them wherever they go, so that they fear where no present or immin…
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