The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: but the expectation of the wicked shall perish.

The hope of the righteous (shall be) gladness - i:e., shall have a glad and joyful issue. Though they have many blessings now, their chief portion is in "hope" ().

But the expectation of the wicked shall perish - i:e., shall be disappointed, and so shall bring not "gladness," but eternal mourning.

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