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But the wicked shall perish. The enemies of Yahweh shall be like the beauty of the fields. They will vanish -- Vanish like smoke.
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The Vanishing Act
The central message is a stark contrast: while the righteous have an enduring inheritance, the prosperity of the wicked is fleeting. Commentators explain that their splendor will vanish completely and suddenly. Like smoke, all their wealth, power, and influence will disappear, leaving nothing of substance behind.
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Psalms
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But the wicked shall perish—The general sentiment here is the same as in Psalms 1:1-6, that the righteous shall be prospered and saved, and …
19th Century
Anglican
As the fat of lambs. —It is now generally accepted that this should be rendered as the glory of the meadows, ref…
Baptist
But the wicked shall perish, and the enemies of the LORD shall be as the fat of lambs: they shall consume; into smoke shall they consume away. …
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16th Century
Protestant
For the wicked shall perish. The causal particle כי (ki), which is here translated for, might also be rendered adversatively as <…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But the wicked shall perish In a time of famine, in an evil day, and particularly at the day of judgment: for this i…
Let us be satisfied that God will make all things work for our good. Let us not disturb ourselves at what we see in this world. A fretful, disconte…
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13th Century
Catholic
1. Afterwards, when he says, cease from anger, and leave rage, he gives a twofold reason for the warning.
The first r…
