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21 Evil people self-destruct;[a]
those who hate the godly are punished.[b]

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  1. Psalm 34:21 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. Psalm 34:21 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.

21 Evil will slay the wicked;(A)
    the foes of the righteous will be condemned.

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