The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked will perish.
But the eyes of the wicked will fail, and they will not escape, and their hope will be as the giving up of breath.”
So are the paths of all who forget God; and the hypocrite’s hope will perish,
The wicked will see it and be angry; he will gnash his teeth and melt away; the desire of the wicked will perish.
Therefore my heart is glad, and my soul rejoices; my flesh also will rest secure.
Sing to God, sing praises to His name; extol Him who rides upon the clouds; His name is the Lord; rejoice before Him.
The desire of the righteous ends only in good, but the hope of transgressors, only in wrath.
When a wicked man dies, his hope will perish, and the expectation of the iniquitous comes to nothing.
The wicked is banished in his wickedness, but the righteous has a refuge in his death.
An evil man is ensnared by his sin, but a righteous man sings and rejoices.
rejoice in hope, be patient in suffering, persevere in prayer,
Now may the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Spirit.
through whom we also have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and so we rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
Now may our Lord Jesus Christ Himself, and God our Father, who has loved us and has given us eternal consolation and good hope through grace,