"The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath."
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LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
One thing have I desired of the LORD, that will I seek after; that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the LORD, and to enquire in his temple.
Delight thyself also in the LORD: and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart.
And now, Lord, what wait I for? my hope is in thee.
O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!
With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
When a wicked man dieth, his expectation shall perish: and the hope of unjust men perisheth.
With my soul have I desired thee in the night; yea, with my spirit within me will I seek thee early: for when thy judgments are in the earth, the inhabitants of the world will learn righteousness.
As for me, I have not hastened from being a pastor to follow thee: neither have I desired the woeful day; thou knowest: that which came out of my lips was right before thee.
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.
But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
The desire of the upright man is only for good, but wrath is waiting for the evil-doer.
The desire of the righteous is only good; the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
The desire of the righteous is only good. The expectation of the wicked is wrath.
The desire of the righteous `is' only good, The hope of the wicked `is' transgression.