Keraia
Psalm 21

Psalm 21:10

After the Battle · Psalm 21:1–13
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Translations

Modern
You will wipe their descendants from the earth, and their offspring from the sons of men.
Traditional
Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.
Literal
Their fruit You will destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the sons of men.
Latin
Fructum eorum de terra perdes, et semen eorum a filiis hominum,

Original

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

Notes

Psalms 21:10

descendants … offspring: Evil will end when God destroys all opposition to himself (Psalm 109:13; compare 18:50; 22:30–31; 25:13; 102:28).

Psalms 21:8–12

As long as even a single enemy opposed the king’s authority, God’s kingdom was not fully present. This prayer requests victory over all evil in the world.

Psalms 21:1–13

God’s people thank him for giving victory to the king.

Psalms 20:1–24:10

This series of psalms shows a journey from confidence and commitment (Psalms 20–21), through anguish and abandonment (Psalm 22), and finally to comfort, insight, and hope (Psalms 23–24).

Theme notes and profiles

David Ethnic Hatred Royal Psalms

Parallels

Proverbs 21:1–31

Glossary

David Music Psalms, Book of

Topics

Sin: Consequences of, Entailed Upon Children Wicked (People): Punishment of