Psa 21:8-12 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Ps 21:8-12: 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.

Summary for Ps 21:8-12: 21:8-12 ^a 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.
21:9 ^b The flaming furnace and fire portray the severity of God’s judgment on the wicked. In the Old Testament, this image often refers to hell (11:6 ^c; 18:8 ^d; 50:3 ^e; 68:2 ^f; 78:21 ^g; 79:5 ^h; 80:16 ⁱ; 89:46 ^j; 97:3 ^k; 104:4 ^l; 140:10 ^m; see Isa 66:24 ⁿ).
21:10 ^o children ... descendants: Evil will end when God destroys all opposition to himself (109:13 ^p; cp. 18:50 ^q; 22:30-31 ^r; 25:13 ^s; 102:28 ^t).