The desire of the righteous ends only in good, the expectation of the wicked in wrath.
but for those who are self-seeking and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, there will be wrath and fury. There will be tribulation and distress for every human being who does evil, the Jew first and also the Greek,
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied.
Delight yourself in the Lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart.
I have not run away from being your shepherd, nor have I desired the day of sickness. You know what came out of my lips; it was before your face.
My soul yearns for you in the night; my spirit within me earnestly seeks you. For when your judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn righteousness.
The hope of the righteous brings joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.
O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear
but a fearful expectation of judgment, and a fury of fire that will consume the adversaries.
When the wicked dies, his hope will perish, and the expectation of wealth perishes too.
With my whole heart I seek you; let me not wander from your commandments!
Oh that my ways may be steadfast in keeping your statutes!
“And now, O Lord, for what do I wait? My hope is in you. Deliver me from all my transgressions. Do not make me the scorn of the fool!
One thing have I asked of the Lord, that will I seek after: that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the Lord and to inquire in his temple.
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