Psalms 34:16
(34:17) [But] the anger of the Lord is against those that do evil, to cut off from the earth their remembrance.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
15(34:16) The eyes of the Lord are directed unto the righteous, and his ears unto their cry.
17(34:18) Those cry, and the Lord heareth, and from all their distresses he delivereth them.
Cross References
Leviticus 17:10And if there be any man 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 the person that eateth the blood, and I will cut him off from among his people.
Job 18:17His resemblance vanisheth from the earth, and no name remaineth for him in the streets.
Psalms 10:16The Lord is King for ever and ever: nations are perished out of his land.
Psalms 33:18Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon those that fear him, upon those that hope for his kindness.
Proverbs 10:7The memory of the just is [destined] to be blessed; but the name of the wicked shall rot.
Ecclesiastes 8:10Then also did I see the wicked buried, who had gone to their rest; but those who had acted correctly had to go away from the holy place, and were forgotten in the city. Also this 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 →