Psalms 21:9

Psalms 21:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)When you appear for battle, you will burn them up as in a blazing furnace. The Lord will swallow them up in his wrath, and his fire will consume them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You will make them as a blazing oven when you appear. The Lord will swallow them up in his wrath, and fire will consume them.
• New Living Translation (NLT)You will throw them in a flaming furnace when you appear. The Lord will consume them in his anger; fire will devour them.

Context of Psalms 21:9

7For the king trusts in the Lord, And through the mercy of the Most High he shall not be moved. 8Your hand will find all Your enemies; Your right hand will find those who hate You. You shall make them as a fiery oven in the time of Your anger; The Lord shall swallow them up in His wrath, And the fire shall devour them. 10Their offspring You shall destroy from the earth, And their descendants from among the sons of men. 11For they intended evil against You; They devised a plot which they are not able to perform.

Psalms 21:9 word by word

תְּשִׁיתֵ֤מוֹ׀ כְּתַנּ֥וּר אֵשׁ֮ לְעֵ֪ת פָּ֫נֶ֥יךָ יְ֭הוָה בְּאַפּ֣וֹ יְבַלְּעֵ֑ם וְֽתֹאכְלֵ֥ם אֵֽשׁ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou shalt makeשִׁיתshîyth · to set: makeH7896
• them as a fieryאֵשׁ'êsh · fireH784
• ovenתַּנּוּרtannûr · ovenH8574
• in the timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• of thine angerפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• shall swallow them upבָּלַעbâla‛ · to swallow upH1104
• in his wrathאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• shall devourאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398

Cross-references for Psalms 21:9

• Genesis 19:28Then he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain; and he saw, and behold, the smoke of the land which went up like the smoke of a furnace.
• Daniel 3:20And he commanded certain mighty men of valor who were in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-Nego, and cast them into the burning fiery furnace.
• Malachi 4:1“For behold, the day is coming, Burning like an oven, And all the proud, yes, all who do wickedly will be stubble. And the day which is coming shall burn them up,” Says the Lord of hosts, “That will leave them neither root nor branch.
• Matthew 13:42and will cast them into the furnace of fire. There will be wailing and gnashing of teeth.
• Matthew 25:41“Then He will also say to those on the left hand, ‘Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels:
• 2 Thessalonians 1:8in flaming fire taking vengeance on those who do not know God, and on those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ.
• Revelation 20:14Then Death and Hades were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.
• Psalms 56:1Be merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up; Fighting all day he oppresses me.
• Psalms 106:17The earth opened up and swallowed Dathan, And covered the faction of Abiram.
• Job 6:3For then it would be heavier than the sand of the sea— Therefore my words have been rash.
• Lamentations 2:2The Lord has swallowed up and has not pitied All the dwelling places of Jacob. He has thrown down in His wrath The strongholds of the daughter of Judah; He has brought them down to the ground; He has profaned the kingdom and its princes.
• Psalms 2:5Then He shall speak to them in His wrath, And distress them in His deep displeasure:
• Matthew 22:7But when the king heard about it, he was furious. And he sent out his armies, destroyed those murderers, and burned up their city.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:16forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they may be saved, so as always to fill up the measure of their sins; but wrath has come upon them to the uttermost.
• Revelation 6:16and said to the mountains and rocks, “Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!
• Revelation 19:15Now out of His mouth goes a sharp sword, that with it He should strike the nations. And He Himself will rule them with a rod of iron. He Himself treads the winepress of the fierceness and wrath of Almighty God.

Commentaries on Psalms 21:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven - By thy wrath they shall be burnt up, and they shall be the means of consuming others. One class of sinners shall, in God's judgments, be the means of destroying another class; and at last themselves shall be destroyed.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Thou shalt make them as a fiery oven in the time of thine anger - Thou shalt consume or destroy them, “as if” they “were” burned in a heated oven. Or, they shall burn, as if they were a flaming oven; that is, they would be wholly consumed. The word rendered “oven” - תנור tannûr - means either an “oven” or a “furnace.” It is rendered “furnace and furnaces” in Genesis 15:17; Nehemiah 3:11; Nehemiah 12:38; Isaiah 31:9; and, as here, “oven” or “ovens,” in…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-13Verses 7-13 The psalmist teaches to look forward with faith, and hope, and prayer upon what God would further do. The success with which God blessed David, was a type of the total overthrow of all Christ's enemies. Those who might have had Christ to rule and save them, but rejected him and fought against him, shall find the remembrance of it a worm that dies not. God makes sinners willing by his grace, receives them to his favour, and delivers them from…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9The fiery furnace and fire represent the seriousness of God's judgment on the wicked. In the Old Testament, fire often represents God’s anger against sin and destructive judgment (Psalms 11:6; 18:8; 50:3; 68:2; 78:21; 79:5; 80:16; 89:46; 97:3; 104:4; 140:10; see Isaiah 66:24).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. The king is only God's agent. anger--literally, "face," as appearing against them. as a fiery oven--as in it.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 21:9

• Oven
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Psalms 21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary