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JFB -> Psa 34:21-22
JFB: Psa 34:21-22 - -- 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 le...
Clarke: Psa 34:21 - -- Evil shall slay the wicked - The very thing in which they delight shall become their bane and their ruin
Evil shall slay the wicked - The very thing in which they delight shall become their bane and their ruin

Clarke: Psa 34:21 - -- They that hate the righteous - All persecutors of God’ s people shall be followed by the chilling blast of God’ s displeasure in this worl...
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.

Clarke: Psa 34:22 - -- The Lord redeemeth - Both the life and soul of God’ s followers are ever in danger but God is continually redeeming both
The Lord redeemeth - Both the life and soul of God’ s followers are ever in danger but God is continually redeeming both

Clarke: Psa 34:22 - -- Shall be desolate - Literally, shall be guilty. They shall be preserved from sin, and neither forfeit life nor soul. This verse probably should come...
Shall be desolate - Literally, shall be guilty. They shall be preserved from sin, and neither forfeit life nor soul. This verse probably should come in after the fifth. See the introduction to this Psalm
Calvin -> Psa 34:21
Calvin: Psa 34:21 - -- 21.But malice shall slay the wicked The Hebrew word רעה , raäh, which I have translated malice, some would rather render misery, so that th...
21.But malice shall slay the wicked The Hebrew word
TSK: Psa 34:21 - -- Evil : Psa 37:30-40, Psa 94:23; Isa 3:11
they : Psa 37:12-15, Psa 40:15, Psa 89:23; 1Sa 19:4, 1Sa 19:5, 1Sa 31:4; 1Ki 22:8, 1Ki 22:37; Luk 19:14, Luk ...

TSK: Psa 34:22 - -- redeemeth : Psa 31:5, Psa 71:23, Psa 103:4, Psa 130:8; Gen 48:16; 2Sa 4:9; 1Ki 1:29; Lam 3:58; 1Pe 1:18, 1Pe 1:19; Rev 5:9
none : Psa 9:9, Psa 9:10, P...

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Barnes: Psa 34:21 - -- 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 resul...
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 the regular and natural consequence of guilt. In the destruction of the sinner, there will not be any one thing which cannot be explained by the supposition that it is the regular effect of sin, or what sin is, in its own nature, suited to produce. The one will measure the other; guilt will be the measure of all that there is in the punishment.
And they that hate the righteous - Another term for the wicked, or a term designating the character of the wicked in one aspect or view. It is true of all the wicked that they must hate the righteous in their hearts, or that they are so opposed to the character of the righteous that it is proper to designate this feeling as "hatred."
Shall be desolate - Margin, "shall be guilty."Prof. Alexander and Hengstenberg render this, as in the margin, "shall be guilty."DeWette, "shall repent."Rosenmuller, "shall be condemned."The original word -

Barnes: Psa 34:22 - -- The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants - The literal meaning of this is, that the Lord rescues the lives of his servants, or that he saves...
The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants - The literal meaning of this is, that the Lord rescues the lives of his servants, or that he saves them from death. The word "redeem"in its primary sense means to let go or loose; to "buy"loose, or to ransom; and hence, to redeem with a price, or to rescue in any way. Here the idea is not that of delivering or rescuing by a "price,"or by an offering, but of rescuing from danger and death by the interposition of the power and providence of God. The word "soul"here is used to denote the entire man, and the idea is, that God will "rescue"or "save"those who serve and obey him. They will be kept from destruction. They will not be held and regarded as guilty, and will not be treated as if they were wicked. As the word "redeem"is used by David here it means God will save His people; without specifying the "means"by which it will be done. As the word "redeem"is used by Christians now, employing the ideas of the New Testament on the subject, it means that God will redeem His people by that great sacrifice which was made for them on the cross.
And none of them that trust in him shall be desolate - Shall be held and treated as "guilty."See Psa 34:21, where the same word occurs in the original. They shall not be held to be guilty; they shall not be punished. This is designed to be in contrast with the statement respecting the wicked in Psa 34:21. The psalm, therefore, closes appropriately with the idea that they who trust the Lord will be ultimately safe; that God will make a distinction between them and the wicked; that they will be ultimately rescued from death, and be regarded and treated forever as the friends of God.
Poole: Psa 34:21 - -- 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 aff...
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, theirs shall end in their total and final destruction.
That hate the righteous that persecute them, and plot their ruin; which is an evidence that they hate them, whatsoever they may pretend to the contrary.

Poole: Psa 34:22 - -- i.e. Their lives or their persons, from the malicious designs of all their enemies, and from desolation or utter ruin, as it follows.
i.e. Their lives or their persons, from the malicious designs of all their enemies, and from desolation or utter ruin, as it follows.
Haydock: Psa 34:21 - -- Done, euge. Hebrew heach. (Haydock) ---
This term occurs ten times in Scripture, and here denotes the joy felt in the destruction of an enemy. ...
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. (Berthier) ---
Seen. No farther reserve is necessary: he is fallen, or we have accused him of nothing but what we have seen. (Calmet)

Haydock: Psa 34:22 - -- Silent. I have chosen thee for my judge and protector. (Calmet) ---
Pronounce sentence if they be in the right; and if not, rescue me from their f...
Silent. I have chosen thee for my judge and protector. (Calmet) ---
Pronounce sentence if they be in the right; and if not, rescue me from their fury. (Haydock)
Gill: Psa 34:21 - -- 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;...
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 evil of punishment, both here and hereafter, from which they will have no deliverance in the end; though the righteous have from their afflictions, being not properly punishments, but chastisements for sin, and are but for a time; or else the evil of sin, which is the cause of death corporeal and eternal;
and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate; or "shall be guilty" n; be found so; or "shall be condemned", or "damned", as the Targum renders it. All wicked men hate the righteous, both Jesus Christ the righteous, and his people; and that because they are righteous, and do not run into the same excess of wickedness with them, these will be arraigned at the day of judgment, and will be convicted of all their hard speeches which they have spoken against Christ and his members; and will be pronounced guilty, and will be punished with everlasting destruction.

Gill: Psa 34:22 - -- The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants,.... Who are made so by his grace in the day of his power, and are willing to serve him, and to serve him ...
The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants,.... Who are made so by his grace in the day of his power, and are willing to serve him, and to serve him with their minds, readily and cheerfully; and the soul of these, which is the more noble part of them, and is of more worth than a world, the redemption of which is precious, and requires a great price, the Lord redeems; not that their bodies are neglected, and not redeemed; but this is mentioned as the principal part, and for the whole; and this redemption is by the Lord, who only is able to effect it, and which he has obtained through his precious blood; and here it seems to denote the application of it in its effects; that is, the forgiveness of sin, justification, and sanctification, since it respects something that is continually doing;
and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate; or "be guilty" o, or "condemned", or "damned"; because they are justified from all the sins they have been guilty of, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus; and having believed in him, they shall not be damned, according to Mar 16:16; and they shall be far from being desolate, and alone, and miserable; they shall stand at Christ's right hand, be received into his kingdom and glory, and be for ever with him.

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NET Notes: Psa 34:21 Heb “are guilty,” but the verb is sometimes used metonymically with the meaning “to suffer the consequences of guilt,” the eff...

NET Notes: Psa 34:22 “Taking shelter” in the Lord is an idiom for seeking his protection. Seeking his protection presupposes and even demonstrates the subject&...
Geneva Bible: Psa 34:21 Evil shall slay the ( n ) wicked: and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate.
( n ) Their wicked enterprises will turn to their own destructi...

Geneva Bible: Psa 34:22 The LORD ( o ) redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
( o ) For when they seem to be overcome with...

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TSK Synopsis -> Psa 34:1-22
TSK Synopsis: Psa 34:1-22 - --1 David praises God, and exhorts others thereto by his experience.8 They are blessed that trust in God.11 He exhorts to the fear of God.15 The privile...
Maclaren -> Psa 34:21
Maclaren: Psa 34:21 - --No Condemnation
None of them that trust in Him shall he desolate.'--Psalm 34:22.
THESE words are very inadequately represented in the translation of ...
MHCC -> Psa 34:11-22
MHCC: Psa 34:11-22 - --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...
Matthew Henry -> Psa 34:11-22
Matthew Henry: Psa 34:11-22 - -- David, in this latter part of the psalm, undertakes to teach children. Though a man of war, and anointed to be king, he did not think it below him; ...
Keil-Delitzsch -> Psa 34:16-21; Psa 34:22
Keil-Delitzsch: Psa 34:16-21 - --
x180 x360 (Heb.: 34:17-22) The poet now recommends the fear of God, to which he has given a brief direction, by setting forth its reward in contr...

Keil-Delitzsch: Psa 34:22 - --
x180 (Heb.: 34:23) The order of the alphabet having been gone through, there now follows a second פ exactly like Psa 25:22. Just as the first ...
Constable -> Psa 34:1-22; Psa 34:10-21
Constable: Psa 34:1-22 - --Psalm 34
In this psalm David glorified God for delivering His people, and he reflected on the Lord's pro...
