Psalms 34 · Verse 16

Psalms 34:16

The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
Psalms 34:16, King James Version

Psalms 34:16 in other translations

BSBBut the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.
WEBThe LORD’s face is against those who do evil, to cut off their memory from the earth.
ASVThe face of Jehovah is against them that do evil, To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
YLT(The face of Jehovah is on doers of evil, To cut off from earth their memorial.)
DARBYThe face of Jehovah is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth:
BBEThe face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to take away the memory of them from the earth.
WebsterThe face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

What does Psalms 34:16 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
16. face ... against--opposed to them (Le 17:10; 20:3). cut off the remembrance--utterly destroy (Psa 109:13).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 34:11-22

Let young persons set out in life with learning the fear of the Lord, if they desire true comfort here, and eternal happiness hereafter. Those will be most happy who begin the soonest to serve so good a Master. All aim to be happy. Surely this must look further than the present world; for man's life on earth consists but of few days, and those full of trouble. What man is he that would see the good of that where all…

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Psalms 34:16 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

פְּנֵ֣יpe.Nei[the] face ofH6440
יְ֭הוָהYah.wehYahwehH3068
בְּעֹ֣שֵׂיbe.'O.sei[is] on [those who] doH6213
רָ֑עRa'<of> evilH7451
לְהַכְרִ֖יתle.hakh.Ritto cut offH3772
מֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzfrom [the] earthH776
זִכְרָֽם\׃zikh.Rammemory theirH2143

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 34:16

  • Proverbs 10:7

    The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.

  • Jeremiah 44:11

    Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Behold, I will set my face against you for evil, and to cut off all Judah.

  • Jeremiah 17:13

    O Lord, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, and they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the Lord, the fountain of living waters.

  • Leviticus 17:10

    And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.

  • Job 18:17

    His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.

  • Amos 9:4

    And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them: and I will set mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.

  • Ecclesiastes 8:10

    And 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.

  • Psalms 10:16

    The Lord is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land.

  • Leviticus 26:17

    And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.

  • Ezekiel 14:7-8

    For every one of the house of Israel, or of the stranger that sojourneth in Israel, which separateth himself from me, and setteth up his idols in his heart, and putteth the stumblingblock of his iniquity before his face, and cometh to a prophet to enquire of him concerning me; I the Lord will answer him by myself: And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am the Lord.

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face.
Le 17:10; 26:17; Jer 44:11; Eze 14:7,8; Am 9:4
to cut.
10:16; Job 18:17; Pr 10:7; Ec 8:10; Jer 17:13

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Context

  • Psalms 34:15

    The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

  • Psalms 34:16

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

  • Psalms 34:17

    The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.

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Psalms 34:16 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		La ira de Jehová contra los que mal hacen, para cortar de la tierra la memoria de ellos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Les yeux de l’ Éternel regardent vers les justes, et ses oreilles sont ouvertes à leur cri.
German
Elberfelder 1871		das Angesicht Jehovas ist wider die, welche Böses tun, um ihr Gedächtnis von der Erde auszurotten.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dissipati sunt, nec compuncti; tentaverunt me, subsannaverunt me subsannatione; frenduerunt super me dentibus suis.