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Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Psalms 34:21

Verse Psalms 34:21. Evil 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.

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See also Psalms 34:21 in other biblical comments:

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    EVIL 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 th...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    Psalms 34 The Perfect Praise of His Redeemed People _ 1. His praise for salvation (Psalms 34:1)_ 2. The instructions of the righteous (Psalms 34:11) 3. His redemption remembered ...

  • 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, your face...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    THE WICKED. a lawless one. Hebrew. _rasha'._ App-44. DESOLATE. held guilty....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    While the righteous is rescued out of all evils (Psalms 34:19), evil brings the wicked to his death. His evil ways work out their own punishment, and divine retribution overtakes him. (Romans 6:21; Ro...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _shall be desolate_ R.V. shall be condemned; or, marg., _held guilty_. Cp. Psalms 5:10....

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    EVIL SHALL SLAY THE WICKED— The consequences of men's crimes are often fatal to them; they shall destroy the wicked; but the righteous, though he has many sufferings, yet shall he be delivered out of...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PSALMS 34 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE An Alphabetical Psalm of Praise and Instruction. ANALYSIS For convenience, this psalm may be regarded as resolving itself into three stanzas of seven verses each, follow...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _EVIL SHALL SLAY THE WICKED: AND THEY THAT HATE THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL BE DESOLATE._ Evil shall slay the wicked. Since the Hebrew х_ RAA`AAH_ (H7451)] is the same as in Psalms 34:19, to which this verse...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    34:21 destroy (e-3) Or 'destroyeth utterly.' it is the intensive form of the verb. see 1 Samuel 17:51 . guilt. (f-15) Or 'shall be condemned.'...

  • 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 call...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    EVIL SHALL SLAY THE WICKED] Sin is selfdestructive, and works out its own punishment. Or perhaps the words mean simply, 'a calamity shall slay the wicked.' DESOLATE] RV 'condemned.' So in Psalms 34:22...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    DESOLATE. — Better (as in margin), _shall be found guilty,_ or _condemned. _...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    _[Psalms 34:22]_ תְּמֹותֵ֣ת רָשָׁ֣ע רָעָ֑ה וְ שֹׂנְאֵ֖י...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Psalms 34:1 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's city...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    THE SALVATION OF THE CONTRITE Psalms 34:11 Psalms 34:11 : 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 or to answer fal...

  • 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 dec...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Evil shall slay the (n) wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate. (n) Their wicked enterprises will turn to their own destruction....

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Done, euge. Hebrew heach. (Haydock) --- This term occurs ten times in Scripture, and here denotes the joy felt in the destruction of an enemy. Thus the Jews insulted over Christ expiring on the cross...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Mark, my soul, the striking contrast between the unreclaimed and the regenerate. The one must be slain by the sin unpardoned, unsubdued, and which will prey forever upon the vitals like a canker. The...

  • James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

    Psalms 32 _ Proper Psalm for Ash Wednesday_ (_Morning_). PSALMS 32-34 = _ Day 6_ (_Evening_)....

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    21._But malice shall slay the wicked. _The Hebrew word רעה,_raäh, _which I have translated _malice, _some would rather render _misery, _so that the meaning would be, that the ungodly shall perish mise...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    Psalms 34. The sure government of God enables faith to bless at all times. He has proved His faithfulness to them that were in distress. The psalmist, Christ in spirit, calls on the remnant to praise,...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    EVIL SHALL SLAY THE WICKED,.... Meaning either the evil they designed against the righteous shall return and fall upon their heads, to their own ruin; or the evil of affliction, which to them is the e...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Evil shall slay the wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate. Ver. 21. _Evil shall slay the wicked_] For lack of such deliverance, as Psalms 34:19, _malum iugular authorem mali_ The...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Evil shall slay the wicked_ Either, 1st, The evil of sin: his own wickedness, though designed against others, shall destroy himself. Or, 2d, The evil of misery. While the afflictions of good men shal...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Evil shall slay the wicked, that being their final destiny; AND THEY THAT HATE THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL BE DESOLATE, shall stand in the judgment of God and suffer as guilty....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    DAVID TEACHES TRUE PIETY...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    SHALL BE DESOLATE: Or, shall be guilty...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    EVIL; either, 1. The evil of sin. His own wickedness, though designed against others, shall destroy himself. Or, 2. The evil of misery. When the afflictions of good men shall have a happy issue, the...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 34:21 Evil H7451 slay H4191 (H8787) wicked H7563 hate H8130 (H8802) righteous H6662 condemned H816 ...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    (6). HE DECLARES THE END OF SINNERS AND OF HIS SERVANTS (21-22). Psalms 34:21 T ‘Evil will slay the wicked, And those who hate the righteous will be condemned. P YHWH redeems the soul of his serva...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Psalms 34:1. _I will bless the LORD at all times:_ «At dark times, and bright times when I am alone, and when I am in company; when I feel like doing it and when I do not feel like doing it: ‘I will...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    «A psalm of David when he changed his behavior before Abimelech, who drove him away, and he departed.» It was a very painful exhibition, and one in which David does not shine but in which, nevertheles...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: David thankfully records God's goodness and invites the praise of others. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: God's people who share His special favor should concur in His praises and magn...

  • 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 as...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Evil shall slay the wicked._ SIN THE SLAYER “Evil shall slay the wicked.” When? Now. The judgment is in process of execution to-day. Evil slays men to-day. Righteousness delivers men to-day. I. evi...

  • 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 concentrati...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 34:1. This psalm is an expression of thanksgiving for God’s protection and care for those who trust in him. The title connects the psalm to...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 34:15 The final section describes how the Lord cares for his faithful. It also shows the difference between the way God treats the faithful and the wicked. Both the RIGHTEOUS and...

  • The 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 ...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION THIS is the third of the alphabetical psalms, and appears to have a special connection with the second of them, Psalms 25:1. Like that psalm, it omits the _vav_, and has a second _pe _at th...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Psa 34:1-22 is a psalm of David when he, it says, "changed his behavior, before Abimelech." Actually, it is probably the case of when he had gone down and Abimelech or Achish the king who drove him aw...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Kings 22:37; 1 Kings 22:8; 1 Samuel 19:4; 1 Samuel 19:5; 1 Samuel 31

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