Psalms 21:9
Thou will make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thine anger. LORD will swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
8Thy hand will find out all thine enemies. Thy right hand will find out those who hate thee.
10Thou will destroy their fruit from the earth, and their seed from among the sons of men.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:22For a fire is kindled in my anger, and burns to the lowest Sheol, and devours the earth with its increase, and sets on fire the foundations of the mountains.
Job 6:3For now it would be heavier than the sand of the seas. Therefore my words have been rash.
Psalms 2:12Kiss the son, lest he be angry, and ye perish in the way, for his wrath will soon be kindled. Blessed are all those who take refuge in him.
Psalms 18:38I will smite them through, so that they shall not be able to rise. They shall fall under my feet.
Psalms 56:1Be merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up. Fighting all the day long he oppresses me.
Isaiah 26:11LORD, thy hand is lifted up, yet they do not see. But they shall see [thy] zeal for the people, and be put to shame. Yea, fire shall devour thine adversaries.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 21:8-13
The Subject's Hope. 7 For the king trusteth in the Lord , and through the mercy of the most High he shall not be moved. 8 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. 11 For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a… Read the whole commentary →