The wicked will see it, and be grieved. He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away. The desire of the wicked will perish.
Parallel translations
- KJV The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.
- BSB The wicked man will see and be grieved; he will gnash his teeth and waste away; the desires of the wicked will perish.
- NKJV The wicked will see it and be grieved; He will gnash his teeth and melt away; The desire of the wicked shall perish.
- NASB ¶The wicked will see it and be vexed, He will gnash his teeth and melt away; The desire of the wicked will perish.
- NLT The wicked will see this and be infuriated. They will grind their teeth in anger; they will slink away, their hopes thwarted.
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The wicked will see the righteous person's blessing, be grieved, and waste away as their desires perish. Evil's hopes come to nothing before God.
Overview
The psalm closes by contrasting the enduring blessing of the righteous with the frustration and ruin of the wicked, who gnash their teeth in impotent rage. The 'desire of the wicked' ultimately perishes, while the godly stand forever. This sober end warns all to fear the Lord and find life in Him, the way of blessing fulfilled in Christ.
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Cross-references · 13
- Ps 58:7–8Let them vanish like water that flows away. When they draw the bow, let their arrows be made blunt.
- Prov 10:28The prospect of the righteous is joy, but the hope of the wicked will perish.
- Prov 11:7When a wicked man dies, hope perishes, and expectation of power comes to nothing.
- Job 8:13So are the paths of all who forget God. The hope of the godless man shall perish,
- Ps 37:12The wicked plots against the just, and gnashes at him with his teeth.
- Luke 13:28There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets, in God’s Kingdom, and yourselves being thrown outside.
- Ps 86:17Show me a sign of your goodness, that those who hate me may see it, and be shamed, because you, Yahweh, have helped me, and comforted me.
- Matt 22:13Then the king said to the servants, ‘Bind him hand and foot, take him away, and throw him into the outer darkness; there is where the weeping and grinding of teeth will be.’
- Rev 16:10–11The fifth poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was darkened. They gnawed their tongues because of the pain,
- Luke 16:23–26In Hades, he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his bosom.
- Matt 8:12but the children of the Kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness. There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”
- Isa 65:13–14Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh, “Behold, my servants will eat, but you will be hungry; behold, my servants will drink, but you will be thirsty. Behold, my servants will rejoice, but you will be disappointed;
- Esth 6:11–12Then Haman took the clothing and the horse, and arrayed Mordecai, and had him ride through the city square, and proclaimed before him, “Thus shall it be done to the man whom the king delights to honor!”
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