What the wicked fears will come on him; what the righteous desire will be granted.
Terrifying sounds fill his ears; in a time of peace marauders attack him.
For the very thing I dreaded has happened to me, and what I feared has come upon me.
He satisfies the desire of his loyal followers; he hears their cry for help and delivers them.
You grant him his heart’s desire; you do not refuse his request. (Selah)
Then you will take delight in the Lord, and he will answer your prayers.
so I myself will laugh when disaster strikes you, I will mock when what you dread comes,
when what you dread comes like a whirlwind, and disaster strikes you like a devastating storm, when distressing trouble comes on you.
The Lord abhors the sacrifices of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.
So I will choose severe punishment for them; I will bring on them what they dread, because I called, and no one responded, I spoke and they did not listen. They did evil before me; they chose to do what displeases me.”
You fear the sword, so the sword I will bring against you,’ declares the sovereign Lord.
Now all of this happened to King Nebuchadnezzar.
“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.
“I will not abandon you as orphans, I will come to you.
Until now you have not asked for anything in my name. Ask and you will receive it, so that your joy may be complete.
but only a certain fearful expectation of judgment and a fury of fire that will consume God’s enemies.