“Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from among the children of men.”
The statement that God will destroy their fruit from the earth and their offspring from humanity establishes that the destruction extends to enemies' posterity. The mention of fruit and offspring suggests future generations. The destruction suggests complete elimination of the enemy line. This verse emphasizes that destruction is comprehensive and permanent.
Church Fathers on Psalms 21:10
To the end, a psalm of David himself. 1. The title is a familiar one; the Psalm is of Christ. 2. “O Lord, the King shall rejoice in Your strength” Psalm 20:1. O Lord, in Your strength, whereby the Word was made flesh, the Man Christ Jesus shall rejoice. “And shall exult exceedingly in Your salvation.” And in that, whereby Thou quickenest all things, shall exult exceedingly. 3. “You have given Him the desire of His soul” Psalm 20:2. He desired to eat the Passover, Luke…
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