Psalms 34:16 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 34:16

But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.

BSB

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ASV

The face of Jehovah is against them that do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

KJV

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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Commentary

3 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

The face of the Lord is against them that do evil,.... Not against everyone that sins; for the righteous are not without sin; they have sin in them, and they do no good without it; but against them that live in sin, whose course of life is a series of wickedness, and they are workers of iniquity; and have no sense of sin, nor sorrow for it, go on in it without shame or fear; against these the face of the Lord is, he shows his resentment, and stirs up his wrath.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Sometimes God is said to turn his face from them ( Jer. xviii. 17 ), because they have forsaken him; here he is said to set his face against them, because they have fought against him; and most certainly God is able to out-face the most proud and daring sinners and can frown them into hell.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 2 (1870)

The face of the Lord is against them that do evil. God is not indifferent to the deeds of sinners, but he sets his face against them, as we say, being determined that they shall have no countenance and support, but shall be thwarted and defeated. He is determinately resolved that the ungodly shall not prosper; he sets himself with all his might to overthrow them. To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. He will stamp out their fires, their honour shall be turned into shame, their names forgotten or accursed.

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Original language & word study

7 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
פְּנֵ֣י	pe.Nei	[the] face of	H6440 →
יְ֭הוָה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
בְּעֹ֣שֵׂי	be.'O.sei	[is] on [those who] do	H6213 →
רָ֑ע	Ra'	<of> evil	H7451 →
לְהַכְרִ֖ית	le.hakh.Rit	to cut off	H3772 →
מֵאֶ֣רֶץ	me.'E.retz	from [the] earth	H776 →
זִכְרָֽם׃	zikh.Ram	memory their	H2143 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Jeremiah 17:13
O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of…
leads to
- Revelation 7:17
  For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”
- John 4:14
  But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
- John 7:37–38
  On the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood up and called out in a loud voice, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.
- John 4:10
  Jesus answered, “If you knew the gift of God and who is asking you for a drink, you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.”
- Revelation 22:1
  Then the angel showed me a river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb
Through
Proverbs 10:7
The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
leads to
- Psalms 112:6
  Surely he will never be shaken; the righteous man will be remembered forever.
- Psalms 109:13
  May his descendants be cut off; may their name be blotted out from the next generation.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Leviticus 17:10
If anyone from the house of Israel or a foreigner living among them eats any blood, I will set My face against that person and cut him off from among his people.
leads to
- Leviticus 26:17
  And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Psalms

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Psalms