Psalms 34:16
But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
15The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
17The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears; He delivers them from all their troubles.
Cross References
Leviticus 17:10If 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.
Job 18:17The memory of him perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the land.
Psalms 10:16The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.
Psalms 33:18Surely the eyes of the LORD are on those who fear Him, on those whose hope is in His loving devotion
Proverbs 10:7The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
Ecclesiastes 8:10Then 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.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 34:12-22
An Exhortation to Fear God; The Privileges of the Righteous. 11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you the fear of the Lord . 12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good? 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. 14 Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it. 15 The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. 16 The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of… Read the whole commentary →