Psalms 34:16
(34-17) The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
15(34-16) The eyes of the LORD are toward the righteous, and His ears are open unto their cry.
17(34-18) They cried, and the LORD heard, and delivered them out of all their troubles.
Cross References
Leviticus 17:10And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among them, that eateth any manner of blood, I will set My face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.
Job 18:17His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name abroad.
Psalms 10:16The LORD is King for ever and ever; the nations are perished out of His land.
Psalms 33:18Behold, the eye of the LORD is toward them that fear Him, toward them that wait for His mercy;
Proverbs 10:7The memory of the righteous shall be for a blessing; but the name of the wicked shall rot.
Ecclesiastes 8:10And so I saw the wicked buried, and they entered into their rest; but they that had done right went away from the holy place, and were forgotten in the city; this also is vanity.
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 →