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Psalm 37:12-13
"The wicked plots against the righteous and gnashes his teeth at him, 13 but the Lord laughs at the wicked, for he sees that his day is coming". ESV. My emphasis.
What is the nature of this laughing? e.g. Is it celebratory, mocking or amused? In Proverbs 8:30 "sachaq" is "rejoicing".
Ezekiel 33:11
"Say to them, ‘As I live, declares the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked, but that the wicked turn from his way and live; turn back, turn back from your evil ways, for why will you die, O house of Israel?"
What can we make of God who pleads "turn back, turn back" and yet "laughs" at wicked people set on evil ways? In answering such a question I imagine a definition of "laughs" might well be a likely starting point. So what does "laughs" mean in Psalm 37:13?
