Evil shall kill the wicked. Those who hate the righteous shall be condemned.
Evil shall slay the wicked. Their adversaries shall be killing; they are not medicine, but poison. Ungodly men only need rope enough and they will hang themselves; their own iniquities shall be their punishment. Hell itself is but evil fully developed, torturing those in whom it dwells. Oh! happy they who have fled to Jesus to find refuge from their former sins, such, and such only will escape.
The face of the Lord turns against evildoers and overwhelms them with the power of destruction until no trace of their earthly existence remains. But to the brokenhearted, those whose self-loving life is shattered at the root and subdued by grievous experiences that lead to true repentance, the Lord draws near and preserves them.
AI summary
Commenting on Psalm 34:16-21
Contrast in the destiny of righteous and wicked; the former shall be delivered and never come into condemnation (Joh 5:24; Rom 8:1); the latter are left under condemnation and desolate. Next: Psalms Chapter 35