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Psalms 21:9

King James Version (KJV)

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Scripture focus

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.

Psalms 21:9 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 21:9

Theological / Devotional

Fiery oven. Some Hebrew ovens were probably heated by burning wood inside of them; thus they would have the appearance of a furnace (see Mal. 4:1). The ultimate destruction of the wicked will be complete (see Rev. 20:14, 15).

Anger. From the Heb. paneh, literally, “face,” but which may also mean “will,” as the Ugaritic texts (see pp. 618, 619) have shown (see on Ps. 9:20). The passage may therefore be rendered, “Thou shalt make them as a fiery furnace at the time of thy will,” that is, at a time God would see fit to do it.

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