Focused Passage

Psalms 21:8-13

The King Rejoices in the LORD's Strength

Royal joy in answered prayer moves into covenant confidence, then into judgment against hostile enemies, and finally into congregational praise of the LORD's strength.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

8 Your hand will apprehend all Your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate You.

9 You will place them in a fiery furnace at the time of Your appearing. In His wrath the LORD will engulf them, and the fire will consume them.

10 You will wipe their descendants from the earth, and their offspring from the sons of men.

11 Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.

12 For You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them.

13 Be exalted, O LORD, in Your strength; we will sing and praise Your power.

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Verse 8

Original words

Your hand יָ֭דְךָ H3027 Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular will apprehend תִּמְצָ֣א H4672 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular all לְכָל־ H3605 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Your enemies אֹיְבֶ֑יךָ H341 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Your right hand יְ֝מִֽינְךָ H3225 Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular will seize תִּמְצָ֥א H4672 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular those who hate You שֹׂנְאֶֽיךָ׃ H8130 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Verse 9

Original words

You will place them תְּשִׁיתֵ֤מוֹ׀ H7896 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural in a fiery אֵשׁ֮ H784 Noun - common singular furnace כְּתַנּ֥וּר H8574 Preposition-k | Noun - common singular construct at the time לְעֵ֪ת H6256 Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct of Your appearing פָּ֫נֶ֥יךָ H6440 Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular In His wrath בְּאַפּ֣וֹ H639 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular the LORD יְ֭הוָה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular will engulf them יְבַלְּעֵ֑ם H1104 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural and the fire אֵֽשׁ׃ H784 Noun - common singular will consume them וְֽתֹאכְלֵ֥ם H398 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine plural
Verse 10

Original words

You will wipe תְּאַבֵּ֑ד H6 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular their descendants פִּ֭רְיָמוֹ H6529 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural from the earth מֵאֶ֣רֶץ H776 Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular and their offspring וְ֝זַרְעָ֗ם H2233 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural from the sons מִבְּנֵ֥י H1121 Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct of men אָדָֽם׃ H120 Noun - masculine singular
Verse 11

Original words

Though כִּי־ H3588 Conjunction they intend נָט֣וּ H5186 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural You עָלֶ֣יךָ H5921 Preposition | second person masculine singular harm רָעָ֑ה H7451 Adjective - feminine singular the schemes מְ֝זִמָּ֗ה H4209 Noun - feminine singular they devise חָֽשְׁב֥וּ H2803 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural will not בַּל־ H1077 Adverb prevail יוּכָֽלוּ׃ H3201 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Verse 12

Original words

For כִּ֭י H3588 Conjunction You will put them to flight תְּשִׁיתֵ֣מוֹ H7896 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine plural . . . שֶׁ֑כֶם H7926 Noun - masculine singular when Your bow בְּ֝מֵֽיתָרֶ֗יךָ H4340 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular is trained תְּכוֹנֵ֥ן H3559 Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular upon עַל־ H5921 Preposition them פְּנֵיהֶֽם׃ H6440 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Verse 13

Original words

Be exalted ר֣וּמָה H7311 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | third person feminine singular O LORD יְהוָ֣ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular in Your strength בְּעֻזֶּ֑ךָ H5797 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular we will sing נָשִׁ֥ירָה H7891 Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural and praise וּֽ֝נְזַמְּרָה H2167 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural Your power גְּבוּרָתֶֽךָ׃ H1369 Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular

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