Psalm 34:16

Translations

Modern

But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.

Traditional

The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

Literal

The face of YHWH is against those doing evil, to cut off from the earth their memory.

Latin

Vultus autem Domini super facientes mala, ut perdat de terra memoriam eorum.

Original

Hebrew

English

But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.

Notes

Psalms 34:15–16

The Lord distinguishes between wise and foolish people; he shows his concern for the wise by rescuing them from trouble (Psalm 34:15, 17–20). However, God destroys the foolish (Psalm 34:16, 21).

Psalms 34:12–16

Peter quotes this passage in his instructions for peaceful living (1 Peter 3:10–12).

Psalms 34:1–22

This wisdom psalm includes a thanksgiving song of praise (Psalm 34:1–7) that celebrates the Lord for caring for and protecting godly sufferers. It also includes an invitation to wisdom (Psalm 34:8–14) and explains wisdom concerning the Lord’s care for the needy and the suffering of the wicked (Psalm 34:15–22).

Theme notes and profiles

David Praise Psalms The Poor and Needy in the Psalms Wisdom Psalms

Related verses

Proverbs 10:7
The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
Jeremiah 17:13
O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.
Jeremiah 44:11
Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I will set My face to bring disaster and to cut off all Judah.
Job 18:17
The memory of him perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the land.
Leviticus 17:10
If anyone from the house of Israel or a foreigner living among them eats any blood, I will set My face against that person and cut him off from among his people.
Amos 9:4
Though they are driven by their enemies into captivity, there I will command the sword to slay them. I will fix My eyes upon them for harm and not for good.”
Psalm 10:16
The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.
Ezekiel 14:7–8
For when any Israelite or any foreigner dwelling in Israel separates himself from Me, sets up idols in his heart, and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet to inquire of Me, I the LORD will answer him Myself.
Leviticus 26:17
And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.
Ecclesiastes 8:10
Then too, I saw the burial of the wicked who used to go in and out of the holy place, and they were praised in the city where they had done so. This too is futile.

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