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The wicked is brought down in his calamity, But in death, the righteous has a refuge.
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The Wicked's Forced Exit
Commentators describe the end of the wicked not as a peaceful passing but as a forceful removal. They are "driven away" or "thrust down" from the world they love, dying in their unrepentant sin. Scholars like Gill and Henry note this is an unwilling and sudden departure into judgment, with their soul being "forced from them."
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Consult marginal reference. The hope which abides even “in death” must look beyond it.
19th Century
Anglican
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness. — Or, is overthrown in his misfortune, that is, when it comes upon …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The wicked is driven away in his wickedness That is, at death, as the opposite clause shows; he is driven out of the…
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The wicked man has his soul forced from him; he dies in his sins, under the guilt and power of them. But godly men, though they have pain and some …
