“The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish.”
The wicked see it and are angry; they gnash their teeth and melt away; the desire of the wicked comes to nothing. The wicked's response to the righteous's prosperity is rage ('angry,' 'gnash teeth'), while the wicked themselves diminish ('melt away'). The contrast is stark: righteous flourishing, wicked frustration. This verse concludes the parallel acrostics by indicating that righteousness and wickedness lead to opposite destinations.
Church Fathers on Psalms 112:10
1. I believe, brethren, that you remarked and committed to memory the title of this Psalm. “The conversion,” he says, “of Haggai and Zechariah.” These prophets were not as yet in existence, when these verses were sung.. ..But both, the one within a year after the other, began to prophesy that which seems to pertain to the restoration of the temple, as was foretold so long before.. ..“For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.” 1 Corinthians 3:17 Whoever therefore…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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