Psalms 21:8

Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
hand	יָ֭דְךָ Ya.de.kha	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
out	תִּמְצָ֣א tim.Tza'	H4672	properly · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
enemies	אֹיְבֶ֑יךָ 'o.ye.Vei.kha	H341	hating · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
hand	יְ֝מִֽינְךָ Ye.mi.ne.kha	H3225	the right hand or side (leg · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
out	תִּמְצָ֥א tim.Tza'	H4672	properly · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
hate	שֹׂנְאֶֽיךָ so.ne.'Ei.kha	H8130	to hate (personally) · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular

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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.
Luke 19:27 But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me.
1 Corinthians 15:25 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
Psalms 72:9 They that dwell in the wilderness shall bow before him; and his enemies shall lick the dust.
Hebrews 10:28-29 He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
Revelation 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 treade…
Psalms 2:9 Thou shalt break them with a rod of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.
Psalms 18:1 I will love thee, O LORD, my strength.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 21:7–end

The psalmist, having taught his people to look back with joy and praise on what God had done for him and them, here teaches them to look forward with faith, and hope, and prayer, upon what God would further do for them: The king rejoices in God (Psa 21:1), and therefore we will be thankful; the king trusteth in God (Psa 21:7), therefore will we be encouraged. The joy and confidence of Christ our King is the ground of all our joy and confidence. I. They are confident of the stability of David's kingdom. Through the mercy of the Most High, and not through his own merit or strength, he shall not be moved. His prosperous state shall not be disturbed; his faith and hope in God, which are the stay…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 21:8

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.

John Gill on Psalms 21:8

Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies,.... The Jews, that would not have him to reign over them, who crucified him and persecuted his apostles; the Gentiles, who were also concerned in his death; the Roman emperors, who persecuted the Christians, and are signified by the red dragon that waited to devour the man child when brought forth by the woman, the church, Revelation 12:3; and also the Papists, the followers of the man of sin, who oppose Christ in his offices and grace, and are the enemies of his witnesses, and of his interest; and besides these there are many professors of religion who are enemies of Christ, either doctrinally or practically; to whom may be added, the devil and h…

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John Calvin on Psalms 21:7-10

Psalm 21:7-10 7. For the king trusteth in Jehovah, and through the goodness of the Most High, he shall not be moved. 8. Thy hand shall find out all thy enemies, thy right hand shalt find out those that hate thee. 9. Thou shalt put them as it were into a furnace of fire, in the time of thy anger; Jehovah [485] in his wrath shall overwhelm them, and the fire shall consume them. 10. Thou wilt destroy their fruit from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men. 7. For the king trusteth. Here again the pious Israelites glory that their king shall be established, because he relies upon God; and they express at the same time how he relies upon him, namely, by hope or trust. I read t…

The Church Fathers

They are only called enemies as long as they are led astray by the devil's enticements. But when they return to Christ the Lord, they are called servants, children and friends.
— Cassiodorus, EXPLANATIONS OF THE PSALMS 21:9

From the place [of exaltation] the Father says to his Son, "Let your hand be found by all your enemies; let your right, which received the nails on the cross, find those who hated you; discard them as earthen vessels in a fire in the time of your appearance. Then in your wrath you will throw them into disorder, and the fire will devour them."
— Arnobius the Younger, COMMENTARY ON THE PSALMS 21

"Let Your hand be found by all Your enemies." Be Your power, O King, when You come to judgment, found by all Your enemies; who in Your humiliation discerned it not. "Let Your right hand find out all that hate You" [Psalm 21:8]. Let the glory, wherein Thou reign at the right hand of the Father, find out for punishment in the day of judgment all that hate You; for that now they have not found it.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 21

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Dictionary and topics

Gall — (1) Heb. mererah, meaning “bitterness” (Job 16:13); i.e., the bile secreted in the liver. This word is also used of the poison of asps (20:14), and of the vitals, the seat of life (25). (2.) Heb.…
Anger Of God, The · Against: The wicked — Against: The wicked
Babylon · .Prophecies concerning — .Prophecies concerning
Hatred To Christ · Punishment of — Punishment of

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 21:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 21:7–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 21:8

John Gill on Psalms 21:8

John Calvin on Psalms 21:7-10

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 21:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 21:7–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 21:8

John Gill on Psalms 21:8

John Calvin on Psalms 21:7-10

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 21:7-8

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 21:8-12

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 21:8