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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Psalms 21:8

Thine hand shall find out - That is, Thou wilt find out - the hand being that by which we execute our purposes. This verse commences a new division of the psalm (see the introduction) - in which the psalmist looks forward to the complete and final triumph of God over “all” his enemies. He looks to this in connection with what God had done for him. He infers that he who had enabled him to achieve such signal conquests over his own foes and the foes of God would not withdraw his interposition... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Psalms 21:8-9

Psalms 21:8-9. Thy hand shall find out all thine enemies When they seek to hide themselves, or flee away from thee, thy hand shall discover, overtake, and destroy them. Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven Hebrew, תשׁיתמו כתנור אשׁ , teshithemo chetannur esh, thou shalt put them, as it were, into an oven of fire. The Lord shall swallow them up Destroy them. Thus, Psalms 2:9, Thou shalt bruise them with a rod of iron, &c., which prediction, and those contained in these verses,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Psalms 21:1-13

Psalms 20-21 Before and after battleThese two psalms belong together as a pair. The former is a prayer for the king before he leads the people in battle; the latter, a thanksgiving after victory.Addressing the king, the people call down God’s power and protection upon him (20:1-2). They pray that God will remember the king’s faithfulness and give him victory (3-5). The king replies that victory is certain, because he has God’s help. God’s power is greater than military might (6-8). In response,... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Psalms 21:8

"Thy hand will find out all thine enemies;Thy right hand will find out those that hate thee.Thou wilt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thine anger.Jehovah will swallow them up in his wrath,And the fire shall devour them.Their fruit wilt thou destroy from the earthAnd their seed from among the children of men.""All thine enemies" (Psalms 21:9). Barnes' summary of these enemies is: "All that in any way are opposed to God and his reign, all worshippers of idols, all enemies of truth,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Psalms 21:8

Psalms 21:8. Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies— Thus Psalms 2:9. Thou shalt bruise them with a rod of iron, &c. The menaces that are described in this and the following verses particularly relate to the unbelieving Jews. Compare Malachi 4:1.Psalms 2:2-4; Psalms 2:2-4; Psalms 109:13-15. read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Psalms 21:8

8. The address is now made to the king. hand—denotes power, and right hand—a more active and efficient degree of its exercise. find out—reach, lay hold of, indicating success in pursuit of his enemies. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 21:1-13

Psalms 21This royal psalm of thanksgiving is a companion to the preceding one in that it records David’s thanksgiving for the victory that he anticipated in Psalms 20. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Psalms 21:8-10

The change in person indicates that David’s subjects now addressed him. Because he trusted in the Lord and received victory, the people were sure he would continue to defeat his enemies. The right hand refers symbolically to power and authority. David’s enemies would perish as in a fiery oven and as by a hungry animal. Scripture often uses fire as a metaphor for the wrath of God (e.g., Exodus 19:18; Hebrews 12:29; Revelation 1:14; et al.). God would cut off the posterity of the enemies, so the... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 21:1-13

The title and authorship have been discussed under Psalms 20, to which this forms a sequel. Its contents include a thanksgiving to God for His blessings to the king (Psalms 21:1-7), an address to the king promising future victories over his enemies (Psalms 21:8-12), and a closing ascription of praise to God (Psalms 21:13). The Ps. is used on Ascension Day.1, 2. The prayers for victory in Psalms 29 have been answered. 3. Preventest him] lit. ’goest to meet him.’ A crown] the victory confirming... read more

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