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Indeed surely there is a future hope, And your hope will not be cut off.
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Your Hope is Guaranteed
All commentators agree that this verse, following the command not to envy sinners, provides the reason why: the righteous have a guaranteed future. Scholars explain that there is an 'end' to the sinner's prosperity and an 'end' to the believer's trials. Your hope for this future reward is secure and 'shall not be cut off.'
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Another continuous exhortation rather than a collection of maxims.
(Proverbs 23:16) The teacher rejoices when the disciple’s hea…
19th Century
Anglican
An end, which shall be peace (Psalms 37:37), corresponding to the manifestation of the sons of God (Romans 8:19), …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For surely there is an end Both of the prosperity of the wicked, which is but for a short time; and of the afflictio…
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The believer's expectation shall not be disappointed; the end of his trials and of the sinner's prosperity is at hand.
