Psalms 34:16 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 34:16

14 ^aDepart from evil and do good;
^bSeek peace and pursue it.

15 ^aThe eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
And His ears are open to their cry.

16 ^aThe face of the Lord is against those who do evil,
^bTo¹ cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

17 The righteous cry out, and ^athe Lord hears,
And delivers them out of all their troubles.

18 ^aThe Lord is near ^bto those who have a broken heart,
And saves such as¹ have a contrite spirit.

19 ^aMany are the afflictions of the righteous,
^bBut the Lord delivers him out of them all.

20 He guards all his bones;
^aNot one of them is broken.

Verse Comparison: Psalms 34:16

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

Amplified® Bible
The face of the Lord is against those who do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

Contemporary English Version
But God despises evil people, and he will wipe them all from the earth, till they are forgotten.

Darby English Version
The face of Jehovah is against them that do evil, to cutoff the remembrance of them from the earth:

Good News Bible
but he opposes those who do evil, so that when they die, they are soon forgotten.

King James Version
The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

New American Standard Bible
The face of the LORD is against evildoers, To cut off the memory of them from the earth.

New International Version
the face of the LORD is against those who do evil,
to cut off the memory of them from the earth.

New King James Version
The face of the LORD is against those who do evil,
To cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The face of the LORD gazes against evildoers, To cut off the memory of them from the earth.

Revised Standard Version
The face of the LORD is against evildoers, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

Young's Literal Translation
(The face of Jehovah `is' on doers of evil, To cut off from earth their memorial.)

New English Translation
But the Lord opposes evildoers and wipes out all memory of them from the earth.¹