Text -- Psalms 34:21 (NET)

34:21 Evil people self-destruct; those who hate the godly are punished.

Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

NET Notes: Psa 34:21

¹ tn Heb “evil kills the wicked [one].” The singular form is representative; the typical evil person is envisioned. The Hebrew imperfect verbal form draws attention to the typical nature of the action.

² tn Heb “are guilty,” but the verb is sometimes used metonymically with the meaning “to suffer the consequences of guilt,” the effect being substituted for the cause.