Psalms 34:16
The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
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In Context
15The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
17The righteous cry, and the LORD hears, and delivers 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 you, that eats any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eats 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 in the street.
Psalms 10:16The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.
Psalms 33:18Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
Proverbs 10:7The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
Ecclesiastes 8:10And so I saw the wicked buried, who had come and gone from the place of the holy, and they were forgotten in the city where they had so done: this is also 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 →