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Psalms 21:8-12

King James Version (KJV)

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— D.L. Moody

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8. Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee. 9. Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger: the LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them. 10. Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men. 11. For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, [which] they are not able [to perform]. 12. Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, [when] thou shalt make ready [thine arrows] upon thy strings against the face of them.

Psalms 21:8-12 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 21:8

Theological / Devotional

All thine enemies. In vs. 8–12 the congregation addresses the king. In vs. 1–7 “thou” refers to God; in these verses “thou” means the king. The psalmist looks forward to complete victory over all enemies, even as the present victory provides such a promise.

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