Psalms

Psalm 34:15–16

¹⁵The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous,

and His ears are inclined to their cry.^c

¹⁶But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil,^d

to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The eyes	עֵינֵ֣י	‘ê·nê	Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of the LORD	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
are on	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the righteous	צַדִּיקִ֑ים	ṣad·dî·qîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H6662 just, righteous
and His ears	וְ֝אָזְנָ֗יו	wə·’ā·zə·nāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H241 ear
are inclined	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
to their cry	שַׁוְעָתָֽם׃	šaw·‘ā·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7775 cry for help

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the face	פְּנֵ֣י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the LORD	יְ֭הוָה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
is against	בְּעֹ֣שֵׂי	bə·‘ō·śê	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H6213 do, make
those who do evil	רָ֑ע	rā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
to wipe out	לְהַכְרִ֖ית	lə·haḵ·rîṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H3772 cut off, cut down
memory of them	זִכְרָֽם׃	ziḵ·rām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H2143 remembrance, memorial
from the earth	מֵאֶ֣רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 34:15 1 Peter 3:12 · Psalm 34:17 · Psalm 33:18 · Job 36:7 · Psalm 130:2 · Psalm 34:6 · 2 Chronicles 6:40 · Daniel 9:17–23 · Isaiah 37:14–21

Psalm 34:16 Proverbs 10:7 · Jeremiah 17:13 · Jeremiah 44:11 · Job 18:17 · Leviticus 17:10 · Amos 9:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.