7 For the king trusts in the Lord , And through the lovingkindness of the Most High he will not be shaken . 8 Your hand will find out all your enemies ; Your right hand will find out those who hate you. 9 You will make them as a fiery oven in the time of your anger ; The Lord will swallow them up in His wrath , And fire will devour them. 10 Their offspring You will destroy from the earth , And their descendants from among the sons of men . 11 Though they intended evil against You And devised a plot , They will not succeed . 12 For You will make them turn their back ; You will aim with Your bowstrings at their faces . 13 Be exalted , O Lord , in Your strength ; We will sing and praise Your power .
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 21:7-13
Commentary on Psalm 21:7-13
(Read Psalm 21:7-13)
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 the wrath to come. May he exalt himself, by his all-powerful grace, in our hearts, destroying all the strong-holds of sin and Satan. How great should be our joy and praise to behold our Brother and Friend upon the throne, and for all the blessings we may expect from him! yet he delights in his exalted state, as enabling him to confer happiness and glory on poor sinners, who are taught to love and trust in him.