“For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.”
The assertion that though enemies intended evil against the king they cannot succeed in their plan establishes that opposition is futile. The intention of evil suggests deliberate malice. The inability to succeed suggests that divine protection makes the plot ineffectual. This verse affirms divine frustration of enemy designs.
Church Fathers on Psalms 21:11
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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