Psalms 34:16 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Psalms 34:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The face of the Lord - This phrase is synonymous with that in the previous verse: “The eyes of the Lord.” The meaning is, that the righteous and the wicked are alike under the eye of God; the one...
Psalms 34:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

The (k) face of the LORD [is] against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. (k) The anger of God not only destroys the wicked, but also abolishes their name forever.
Psalms 34:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XXXIV. Yahweh's Care for His Own. An acrostic Ps., the letter Waw being omitted as in Psalms 25. Yahweh's care of the poor who fear Him. Psalms 34:5 . Read with LXX, look to him, be radiant, you...
Psalms 34:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

face. Figure of speech, Anthropopatheia. App-6.
Psalms 34:16 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 553 THE FEAR OF GOD INCULCATED Psalms 34:11-16 . Come, ye children, hearken unto me; I will teach you the fear of the Lord. What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, th...
Psalms 34:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.
Psalms 34:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. The face of the Lord is against. The Hebrew of the English version "against" is simply 'u...
Psalms 34:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The reliability of this title ( A Psalm of David; when he feigned madness (RM) before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed) is doubtful, both because the Philistine king in question is cal...
Psalms 34:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

To cut off. — Notice the fear, so intense and recurring to the Semitic mind, of the extinction of race. (Comp. Psalms 21:10 ; Job 18:17 , &c) This verse, according to the sense, should certa...
Psalms 34:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 34:1-22 THE occasion of this psalm, according to the superscription, was that humiliating and questionable episode, when David pretended insanity to save his life from the ruler of Goliath'...
Psalms 34:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Salvation of the Contrite Psalms 34:11-22 Psalms 34:11-14 : The gist of this exhortation is quoted by Peter in his first Epistle. See 1 Peter 3:10 . We need not fret to defend ourselves...
Psalms 34:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

In this psalm praise is personal. After the chorus of the last we have a solo full of feeling. It tells of the goodness of Jehovah and that in order that others may know and be helped. The opening de...
Psalms 34:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

May we not, indeed ought we not to behold Christ as our Mediator, when reading, in this and similar passages of scripture, of the Lord's looking upon us, and his ears being open to our cry, and his c...
Psalms 34:16 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 32 Proper Psalm for Ash Wednesday ( Morning ). Psalms 32-34 = Day 6 ( Evening ).
Psalms 34:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 th...
Psalms 34:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

The face of the LORD [is] against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. Ver. 16. The face of the Lord is against them that do evil ] Let not such dream of a long an...
Psalms 34:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous This is added to show that the practice of these duties (Psa 34:13-14) is the true and best, and, indeed, the only way to see that good proposed and prom...
Psalms 34:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

An Exhortation to Fear God; The Privileges of the Righteous. 11 Come, ye children, hearken unto me: I will teach you th...
Psalms 34:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The face of the Lord, i.e. his anger, oft called his face , as Leviticus 17:10 , Leviticus 20:5 Jeremiah 44:11 Lamentations 4:16 , because anger discovers itself in the face. Them that do...
Psalms 34:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

5). He Stresses YHWH's Deep Concern For His Own And His Deep Hatred Of Evil (15-20). Psalms 34:15-20 GH ‘The eyes of YHWH are towards the righteous, And his ears are open to their cry. P The...
Psalms 34:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “This psalm is assigned by the superscription to the occasion when David, persecuted by Saul, fled to the Philistines, and being brought before Achish was driven away by him as a madman...
Psalms 34:16 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 34:16 I. Consider the lofty and patient method of God in guiding and ruling mankind. The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, not the weight of His hand as yet. His hand is still...
Psalms 34:16 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 34:1 . I will bless the LORD at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. «Others may do what they please, and murmur, and complain, and be filled with dread and apprehension...
Psalms 34:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 34:6 . This poor man cried. David, a prince yesterday, was poor to-day; an exile among his enemies, and destitute of friends. Yesterday, Saul sought his life, and now the friends of Goliath...
Psalms 34:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

I will bless the Lord at all times: His praise shall continually be in my mouth. A devout hymn I. an exemplification of true praise. 1. It is thorough. (1) There is no praise without conc...
Psalms 34:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THIS is the third of the alphabetical psalms, and appears to have a special connection with the second of them, Psalms 25:1-19 . Like that psalm, it omits the vav , and has a seco...
Psalms 34:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

David Teaches True Piety
Psalms 34:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Amos 9:4 ; Ecclesiastes 8:10 ; Ezekiel 14:7 ; Ezekiel 14:8 ; Jeremiah 17:13 ; Jeremiah 44:11 ; Job 18:17 ; Leviticus 17:10 ; Leviticus 26:17 ; Proverbs 10:7 ; Psalms 10:16
Psalms 34:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The face — His anger, which discovers itself in the face.

Psalms 34:16 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 34:16 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Psalms 34:16 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 34:16 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Psalms 34:16 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Psalms 34:16 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 34:16 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 34:16 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 34:16 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Psalms 34:16 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 34:16 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 34:16 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 34:16 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 34:16 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 34:16 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 34:16 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 34:16 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 34:16 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 34:16 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 34:16 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 34:16 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 34:16 - Sermon Bible Commentary

Psalms 34:16 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 34:16 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 34:16 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 34:16 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 34:16 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 34:16 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 34:16 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes