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Psalms 21:8

With a fistful of enemies in one hand and a fistful of haters in the other, You radiate with such brilliance that they cringe as before a furnace. Now the furnace swallows them whole, the fire eats them alive! You purge the earth of their progeny, you wipe the slate clean. All their evil schemes, the plots they cook up, have fizzled—every one. You sent them packing; they couldn't face you.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- The Topic Concordance - Enemies;   Hate;   Wrath;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Anger of God, the;   Hatred to Christ;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Right-Hand;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - English Versions;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Most High;   Psalms;   Sin;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Solomon;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms the book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Bible, the;   Death, Second;   Satan, Synagogue of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Your hand will capture all your enemies;your right hand will seize those who hate you.
Hebrew Names Version
Your hand will find out all of your enemies. Your right hand will find out those who hate you.
King James Version
Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
English Standard Version
Your hand will find out all your enemies; your right hand will find out those who hate you.
New Century Version
Your hand is against all your enemies; those who hate you will feel your power.
New English Translation
You prevail over all your enemies; your power is too great for those who hate you.
Amplified Bible
Your hand will reach out and defeat all your enemies; Your right hand will reach those who hate you.
New American Standard Bible
Your hand will find all your enemies; Your right hand will find those who hate you.
World English Bible
Your hand will find out all of your enemies. Your right hand will find out those who hate you.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Thine hand shall finde out all thine enemies, and thy right hand shall finde out them that hate thee.
Legacy Standard Bible
Your hand will find out all your enemies;Your right hand will find out those who hate you.
Berean Standard Bible
Your hand will apprehend all your enemies; Your right hand will seize those who hate you.
Contemporary English Version
With your mighty arm, Lord , you will strike down all of your hateful enemies.
Complete Jewish Bible
For the king puts his trust in Adonai , in the grace of ‘Elyon; he will not be moved.
Darby Translation
Thy hand shall find out all thine enemies; thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
Easy-to-Read Version
Lord, you will show all your enemies that you are strong. Your power will defeat those who hate you.
George Lamsa Translation
Your hand shall overcome all your enemies; your right hand shall overcome those that hate you.
Good News Translation
The king will capture all his enemies; he will capture everyone who hates him.
Lexham English Bible
Your hand will find all your enemies; your right hand will find those who hate you.
Literal Translation
Your hand shall find out all Your enemies; Your right hand shall find out those hating You.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Let all thine enemies fele thy honde, let thy right honde fynde out all the yt hate the.
American Standard Version
Thy hand will find out all thine enemies; Thy right hand will find out those that hate thee.
Bible in Basic English
Your hand will make a search for all your haters; your right hand will be hard on all those who are against you.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
For the king trusteth in the LORD, yea, in the mercy of the Most High; he shall not be moved.
King James Version (1611)
Thine hand shall finde out all thine enemies, thy right hand shal finde out those that hate thee.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Thine hande wyll finde out all thine enemies: thy right hande wyll finde out them that hate thee.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Let thy hand be found by all thine enemies: let thy right hand find all that hate thee.
English Revised Version
Thine hand shall find out all thine enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Thyn hond be foundun to alle thin enemyes; thi riythond fynde alle hem that haten thee.
Update Bible Version
Your hand will find out all your enemies; Your right hand will find out those that hate you.
Webster's Bible Translation
Thy hand shall find out all thy enemies: thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee.
New King James Version
Your hand will find all Your enemies; Your right hand will find those who hate You.
New Living Translation
You will capture all your enemies. Your strong right hand will seize all who hate you.
New Life Bible
Your hand will find all who fight against You. Your right hand will find those who hate You.
New Revised Standard
Your hand will find out all your enemies; your right hand will find out those who hate you.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Thy hand, will find out, all thy foes, Thine own right hand, will find out them who hate thee.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(20-9) Let thy hand be found by all thy enemies: let thy right hand find out all them that hate thee.
Revised Standard Version
Your hand will find out all your enemies; your right hand will find out those who hate you.
Young's Literal Translation
Thy hand cometh to all Thine enemies, Thy right hand doth find Thy haters.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Your hand will find out all your enemies; Your right hand will find out those who hate you.

Contextual Overview

8With a fistful of enemies in one hand and a fistful of haters in the other, You radiate with such brilliance that they cringe as before a furnace. Now the furnace swallows them whole, the fire eats them alive! You purge the earth of their progeny, you wipe the slate clean. All their evil schemes, the plots they cook up, have fizzled—every one. You sent them packing; they couldn't face you. 13 Show your strength, God , so no one can miss it. We are out singing the good news!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Psalms 2:9, Psalms 18:1, *title Psalms 72:9, Psalms 89:22, Psalms 89:23, Psalms 110:1, Psalms 110:2, 1 Samuel 25:29, 1 Samuel 31:3, 2 Samuel 7:1, Amos 9:2, Amos 9:3, Luke 19:14, Luke 19:27, 1 Corinthians 15:25, Hebrews 10:28, Hebrews 10:29, Revelation 19:15

Reciprocal: Exodus 17:16 - will have war Deuteronomy 7:10 - repayeth Deuteronomy 20:13 - thou shalt smite Deuteronomy 33:7 - and be thou Joshua 10:28 - them 1 Samuel 2:10 - adversaries 1 Samuel 11:12 - Who is he 2 Samuel 12:31 - and put them 2 Samuel 22:38 - General 2 Samuel 22:41 - I might 1 Chronicles 17:10 - Moreover 1 Chronicles 20:3 - And he 2 Chronicles 19:2 - hate the Lord Ezra 6:12 - destroy Ezra 8:22 - his power and his wrath Psalms 5:10 - let Psalms 6:10 - sore Psalms 11:5 - wicked Psalms 36:11 - hand Psalms 41:10 - that Psalms 45:4 - right Psalms 68:1 - that hate Psalms 92:9 - For Psalms 97:3 - General Psalms 99:1 - people Psalms 109:20 - Let this Psalms 110:5 - in the day Psalms 132:18 - His enemies Isaiah 26:11 - fire Isaiah 45:24 - and all Isaiah 59:18 - fury Daniel 2:44 - break Micah 5:9 - hand Matthew 21:44 - but Luke 20:16 - destroy Luke 20:43 - General Acts 2:35 - thy foes 1 Corinthians 15:28 - all things 2 Thessalonians 1:8 - flaming Hebrews 1:13 - until James 4:4 - is the Revelation 6:16 - and from Revelation 17:14 - the Lamb shall

Cross-References

Genesis 19:3
But he insisted, wouldn't take no for an answer; and they relented and went home with him. Lot fixed a hot meal for them and they ate.
Genesis 26:30
Isaac laid out a feast and they ate and drank together. Early in the morning they exchanged oaths. Then Isaac said good-bye and they parted as friends.
Genesis 40:20
And sure enough, on the third day it was Pharaoh's birthday and he threw a feast for all his servants. He set the head cupbearer and the head baker in places of honor in the presence of all the guests. Then he restored the head cupbearer to his cupbearing post; he handed Pharaoh his cup just as before. And then he impaled the head baker on a post, following Joseph's interpretations exactly.
Judges 14:10
His father went on down to make arrangements with the woman, while Samson prepared a feast there. That's what the young men did in those days. Because the people were wary of him, they arranged for thirty friends to mingle with him.
Judges 14:12
Samson said to them: "Let me put a riddle to you. If you can figure it out during the seven days of the feast, I'll give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of fine clothing. But if you can't figure it out then you'll give me thirty linen garments and thirty changes of fine clothing." They said, "Put your riddle. Let's hear it." So he said, From the eater came something to eat, From the strong came something sweet.
1 Samuel 25:36
When Abigail got home she found Nabal presiding over a huge banquet. He was in high spirits—and very, very drunk. So she didn't tell him anything of what she'd done until morning. But in the morning, after Nabal had sobered up, she told him the whole story. Right then and there he had a heart attack and fell into a coma. About ten days later God finished him off and he died.
2 Samuel 3:20
When Abner and the twenty men who were with him met with David in Hebron, David laid out a feast for them.
1 Kings 3:15
Solomon woke up—what a dream! He returned to Jerusalem, took his place before the Chest of the Covenant of God, and worshiped by sacrificing Whole-Burnt-Offerings and Peace-Offerings. Then he laid out a banquet for everyone in his service.
Psalms 131:2
I've kept my feet on the ground, I've cultivated a quiet heart. Like a baby content in its mother's arms, my soul is a baby content.
Hosea 1:8
After Gomer had weaned No-Mercy, she got pregnant yet again and had a son. God said: "Name him Nobody. You've become nobodies to me, and I, God , am a nobody to you.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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 his angels, and all those who are the children of him and are influenced by him: these the hand of Christ will find out sooner or later; for the words are an address to the King Messiah, who being omniscient knows where all his enemies are, and where to find them; and being omnipotent he will lay hold upon them, and hold them, and none shall escape from him; his hand of vengeance shall fall upon them, and he shall inflict righteous and deserved punishment on them; and this shall be the case of "all" of them, none will be able to hide themselves in secret places from him. This has been in part verified in the Jewish nation at the destruction of Jerusalem, when wrath came upon that people to the uttermost for their treatment of the Messiah; and in the Pagan empire, when it was demolished, and kings and great men in vain called to the rocks and mountains to hide them from the wrath of the Lamb, Revelation 6:15; and will have a further accomplishment in the antichristian states and kingdoms, when the vials of God's wrath shall be poured out upon them; and especially at the battle of Armageddon, when Christ will avenge himself, and get rid of all his enemies at once; and will have its final accomplishment in all wicked men and devils at the day of judgment, when all Christ's enemies will be found out by him, whether open or secret, and receive their just punishment;

thy right hand shall find out those that hate thee; this is the same with the former clause, and is repeated for the further certainty and greater confirmation of the thing; and "the right hand" is mentioned as expressive of the mighty power of the Lord. The Chaldee paraphrase renders it, "the vengeance of thy right hand".

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 until he had secured a complete victory for the cause of truth and holiness. In connection with the promise made to him respecting his permanent reign and the reign of his successors on the throne Psalms 21:4, he infers that God would ultimately subdue the enemies of truth, and would set up his kingdom over all.

All thine enemies - However they may attempt to conceal themselves - however they may evade the efforts to subdue them - yet they shall “all” be found out and overcome. As this was intended by the Spirit of inspiration, it undoubtedly refers to the final triumph of truth on the earth, or to the fact that the kingdom of God will be set up over all the world. All that are properly ranked among the enemies of God - all that are in any way opposed to him and to his reign - will be found out and conquered. All the worshippers of idols - all the enemies of truth - all the rejecters of revelation - all the workers of iniquity, - all that are infidels or scoffers - shall be found out and subdued. Either by being made to yield to the claims of truth, and thus becoming the friends of God, or by being cut off and punished for their sins - they will be all so overcome that God shall reign over all the earth. An important truth is further taught here, to wit, that no enemy of God can escape him. There is no place to which he can flee where God will not find him. “There is no darkness, nor shadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may hide themselves,” Job 34:22.

Thy right hand - See the notes at Psalms 17:7.

Those that hate thee - All thine enemies.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 21:8. Thine hand shall find out — Thy uncontrollable power shall find out all thine enemies, wheresoever hidden or howsoever secret. God knows the secret sinner, and where the workers of iniquity hide themselves.


 
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