Psalm 21 Study Notes
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21:6-7 To be in the presence of God is the ultimate joy for a person who relies on the Lord (16:11). On Most High, see note at 7:17.
21:8-10 The Hebrew word yad (hand) can mean power or strength, but when used of God it is often a symbol of his judgment (Ex 9:3; Dt 2:15; Jdg 2:15). Fire is associated with God’s wrath (89:46), symbolizing the intensity and destructive power of God’s judgment. Being wiped from the earth and having no offspring show the annihilation of a person or people (Dt 4:26; 2Sm 4:11; Am 9:8).
21:11-12 The plan of the wicked will not succeed because God will thwart them (2:1-2,9). In some contexts their evil plans come back to them (7:15-16; Pr 26:27), but here it is God himself who will deal with them. Put . . . to flight is literally “turn a shoulder.” It refers to the enemies turning their back toward their attackers and running away (6:10; 9:3; Ex 23:27).