Psalms 34:16
the face of Yahweh, is against such as do wickedness, To cut off, from the earth, their memory.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
15The eyes of Yahweh, are towards the righteous, And, his ears, towards their cry for help:
17They made outcry, and Yahweh heard, And, out of all their straits, hath he rescued them.
Cross References
Leviticus 17:10And, what man soever, there may be of the house of Israel, or of the sojourners that sojourn in their midst, that partaketh of any manner of blood, then will I set my face against the person that partaketh of the blood, and will cut him off from the midst of his people.
Job 18:17His memorial, have perished out of the land, and let him have no name over the face of the open field;
Psalms 10:16Yahweh, is king, to times age-abiding and beyond, The nations have perished out of his land.
Psalms 33:18Lo! the eye of Yahweh, is toward them who revere him, unto such as are waiting for his lovingkindness:
Proverbs 10:7The memory of the righteous, yieldeth blessing, but, the name of the lawless, dieth out.
Ecclesiastes 8:10And, thereupon, I considered the lawless when buried, when they had entered, [their graves], that, from the place of the Holy One, they used to go and boast in the city that they had so done,—even this, was 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 →