“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.
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