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10The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.

Psalms 112:10

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  • Let them melt away as waters which run continually: when he bendeth his bow to shoot his arrows, let them be as cut in pieces. …

  • The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.

  • When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.

  • So are the paths of all that forget God; and the hypocrite's hope shall perish:

  • Shew me a token for good; that they which hate me may see it, and be ashamed: because thou, LORD, hast holpen me, and comforted me.

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 6-10)

In these verses we have, I. The satisfaction of saints, and their stability. It is the happiness of a good man that he shall not be moved for ever , Ps. 112:6. Satan and his instruments endeavour to move him, but his foundation is firm and he shall never be moved, at least not moved for ever ; if he be shaken for a time, yet he settles again quickly. 1. A good man will have a settled reputation, a…

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