Psalms 34:21

Evil people self-destruct; ¹  those who hate the godly are punished. ² 

Ex 20:7; 1Sa 19:4,5; 1Sa 31:4; 1Ki 22:8,37; Ps 37:12-15; Ps 37:30-40; Ps 40:15; Ps 89:23; Ps 94:23; Isa 3:11; Lu 19:14,27; Lu 19:41-44; Joh 7:7; Joh 15:18-23; 1Th 2:15,16; 2Th 1:6,9

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.