Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
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Gill's Exposition
The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants,.... Who are made so by his grace in the day of his power, and are willing to serve him, and to serve him with their minds, readily and cheerfully; and the…
Barnes' Notes
Evil shall slay the wicked - That is, his own wicked conduct will be the cause of his destruction. His ruin is not arbitrary, or the mere result of a divine appointment; it is caused by sin, and is…
David, in this latter part of the psalm, undertakes to teach children. Though a man of war, and anointed to be king, he did not think it below him; though now he had his head so full of cares and his…
shall be desolate R.V. shall be condemned; or, marg., held guilty. Cp. Psa 5:10.
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