New King James Version
Psalms 34:21
21Evil shall slay the wicked, And those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.
Psalms 34:21 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
- New International Version (NIV)Evil will slay the wicked; the foes of the righteous will be condemned.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Affliction will slay the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be condemned.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Calamity will surely destroy the wicked, and those who hate the righteous will be punished.
Context of Psalms 34:21
19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the Lord delivers him out of them all. 20He guards all his bones; Not one of them is broken. Evil shall slay the wicked, And those who hate the righteous shall be condemned. 22The Lord redeems the soul of His servants, And none of those who trust in Him shall be condemned.
Read all of Psalms 34Psalms 34:21 word by word
תְּמוֹתֵ֣ת רָשָׁ֣ע רָעָ֑ה וְשֹׂנְאֵ֖י צַדִּ֣יק יֶאְשָֽׁמוּ׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 34:21
- Psalms 37:30The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, And his tongue talks of justice.
- Psalms 94:23He has brought on them their own iniquity, And shall cut them off in their own wickedness; The Lord our God shall cut them off.
- Isaiah 3:11Woe to the wicked! It shall be ill with him, For the reward of his hands shall be given him.
- Psalms 37:12The wicked plots against the just, And gnashes at him with his teeth.
- Psalms 40:15Let them be confounded because of their shame, Who say to me, “Aha, aha!”
- Psalms 89:23I will beat down his foes before his face, And plague those who hate him.
- 1 Samuel 19:4Thus Jonathan spoke well of David to Saul his father, and said to him, “Let not the king sin against his servant, against David, because he has not sinned against you, and because his works have been very good toward you.
- 1 Samuel 31:4Then Saul said to his armorbearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised men come and thrust me through and abuse me.” But his armorbearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and fell on it.
- 1 Kings 22:8So the king of Israel said to Jehoshaphat, “There is still one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the Lord; but I hate him, because he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil.” And Jehoshaphat said, “Let not the king say such things!”
- Luke 19:14But his citizens hated him, and sent a delegation after him, saying, ‘We will not have this man to reign over us.’
- Luke 19:41Now as He drew near, He saw the city and wept over it,
- John 7:7The world cannot hate you, but it hates Me because I testify of it that its works are evil.
- John 15:18“If the world hates you, you know that it hated Me before it hated you.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:15who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and they do not please God and are contrary to all men,
- 2 Thessalonians 1:6since it is a righteous thing with God to repay with tribulation those who trouble you,
- Exodus 20:7“You shall not take the name of the Lord your God in vain, for the Lord will not hold him guiltless who takes His name in vain.
Commentaries on Psalms 34:21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21Evil shall slay the wicked - The very thing in which they delight shall become their bane and their ruin. They that hate the righteous - All persecutors of God's people shall be followed by the chilling blast of God's displeasure in this world; and if they repent not, shall perish everlastingly.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21Evil shall slay the wicked - That is, his own wicked conduct will be the cause of his destruction. His ruin is not arbitrary, or the mere result of a divine appointment; it is caused by sin, and is the regular and natural consequence of guilt. In the destruction of the sinner, there will not be any one thing which cannot be explained by the supposition that it is the regular effect of sin, or what sin is, in its own nature, suited to produce. The one will…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-22Verses 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 bliss is perfect? Alas!…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19-22The godly might suffer, but the Lord will reward them in the end. Similarly, the wicked might prosper for a time, but ultimately they will perish (Psalms 1:6; 34:15–16).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 21-2221-22. Contrast in the destiny of righteous and wicked; the former shall be delivered and never come into condemnation (Joh 5:24; Ro 8:1); the latter are left under condemnation and desolate.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 34
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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