Psalms 68:2

As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God.

The wicked perish when brought into the presence of God. Unless they repent, their end is utter destruction. God's enemies are driven away and made to disappear like smoke scattered by wind. They dissolve and collapse before Him as wax softens and runs in the heat of fire.