The fear of the wicked The evil which he feared, or hath cause to fear; it shall come upon him Notwithstanding his cunning contrivances, and various efforts to prevent it. Indeed “wicked men frequently draw upon themselves what they feared, by the very means whereby they studied to avoid it; a remarkable example whereof, Bochart observes, we have in the builders of the tower of Babel: the very remedy of the evil they wished to avoid leading them directly to it.” And it may be added, a much more remarkable one we have in the Jews, who crucified Christ. For they put him to death lest the Romans should come and take away their place (their temple) and nation: see John 11:48-53: and their putting him to death was the very thing which, in the just judgment of God, brought the Roman armies upon them to their utter destruction as a nation. But the desire of the righteous shall be granted God will not only prevent the mischiefs which they fear, but will grant them the good things which they desire. As the whirlwind passeth Which is suddenly gone, though with great noise and violence; so is the wicked no more
His power and felicity are lost in an instant; but the righteous is Or hath, an everlasting, &c. His hope and happiness are built upon a sure and immoveable foundation.