Psalms 34:21 (YLT)

Passage

Evil doth put to death the wicked, And those hating the righteous are desolate.

Nearby Context

Psalms 34:19 Many <FI>are<Fi> the evils of the righteous, Out of them all doth Jehovah deliver him.

Psalms 34:20 He is keeping all his bones, One of them hath not been broken.

Psalms 34:21 Evil doth put to death the wicked, And those hating the righteous are desolate.

Psalms 34:22 Jehovah redeemeth the soul of His servants, And none trusting in Him are desolate!

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "evil", "doth", "death", "wicked", "hating", "righteous", and "desolate". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "evil" and "doth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "He is keeping all his bones One..." into verse 22's "Jehovah redeemeth the soul of His servants...", so "evil" and "doth" belong inside that flow. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "evil" and "doth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.