Psalms 21:8
6 For thou hast made him most blessed for ever: thou hast made him exceeding glad with thy countenance.
7 For the king trusteth in the LORD, and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved.
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.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.
- KJV
- Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
- WEB
- Your hand will find out all of your enemies. Your right hand will find out those who hate you.
- ASV
- Thy hand will find out all thine enemies; Thy right hand will find out those that hate thee.
- DARBY
- Thy hand shall find out all thine enemies; thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
- BLB
- Your hand will find all Your enemies; Your right hand will find those hating You.
- ÅB
- Din hånd skal finne alle dine fiender,
din høyre hånd skal finne de som hater deg. - OTB
- Din hånd skal nå alle dine fiender;
Din høyre hånd skal gripe dem som bærer hat mot deg. - B1930
- Din hånd skal finne alle dine fiender, din høire hånd skal finne dine avindsmenn.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 110:1–2
The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.
Read in contextLuke 19:27
But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
Read in context1 Corinthians 15:25
For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
Read in contextHebrews 10:28–29
He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
Read in contextRevelation 19:15
And out of his mouth goeth a sharp sword, that with it he should smite the nations: and he shall rule them with a rod of iron: and he treadeth the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.
Read in contextPsalms 72:9
They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
Read in contextPsalms 89:22–23
The enemy shall not exact upon him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
Read in contextLuke 19:14
But his citizens hated him, and sent a message after him, saying, We will not have this man to reign over us.
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