Psalms 34:21
Evil puts the wicked to death, || And those hating the righteous are desolate.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
In Context
20He is keeping all his bones, || Not one of them has been broken.
22YHWH redeems the soul of His servants, || And none trusting in Him are desolate!
Cross References
Exodus 12:46it is eaten in one house, you do not carry out of the house [any] of the flesh outside, and you do not break a bone of it;
1 Samuel 19:4And Jonathan speaks good of David to his father Saul and says to him, “Do not let the king sin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned against you, and because his works [are] very good for you;
1 Kings 22:8And the king of Israel says to Jehoshaphat, “Yet one man [remains] to seek YHWH from him, and I have hated him, for he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil—Micaiah son of Imlah”; and Jehoshaphat says, “Do not let the king say so.”
Psalms 20:8They have bowed and have fallen, || And we have risen and station ourselves upright.
Psalms 37:30The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, || And his tongue speaks judgment.
Psalms 89:23And I have beaten down his adversaries before him, || And I plague those hating him,
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 →