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Psalms 21:10

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 21:10 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Their fruit wilt thou destroy from the earth, And their seed from among the children of men.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Their fruit wilt thou destroy from the earth, And their seed from among the children of men.
Psalms 21:10 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 21

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
7For the king trusteth in Jehovah; And through the lovingkindness of the Most High he shall not be moved.
8Thy hand will find out all thine enemies; Thy right hand will find out those that hate thee.
9Thou wilt make them as a fiery furnace in the time of thine anger: Jehovah will swallow them up in his wrath, And the fire shall devour them.
10Their fruit wilt thou destroy from the earth, And their seed from among the children of men.
11For they intended evil against thee; They conceived a device which they are not able to perform.
12For thou wilt make them turn their back; Thou wilt make ready with thy bowstrings against their face.
13Be thou exalted, O Jehovah, in thy strength: So will we sing and praise thy power. Psalm 22 For the Chief Musician; set to Aijaleth hash-Shahar. A Psalm of David.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Their fruit shall thou destroy from the earth, etc.] Meaning the offspring of wicked men; the fruit of the womb, (<19C703>Psalm 127:3); the same with their seed in the next clause: and their seed from among the children of men; (see <193728>Psalm 37:28); which must be understood of such of their seed, and offspring as are as they were when born; are never renewed and sanctified, but are like their parents; as the Jews were, their parents were vipers, and they were serpents, the generation of them; and were the children of the devil, and did his works: now these passages had their accomplishment in the Jews, when the day of God’s wrath burnt them up, and left them neither root nor branch,…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“fruit--children (Psa 37:25; Hos 9:16).”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Fruit - Their children. God will take away both root and branch, the parents and all that wicked race. Psalms 21:11”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“21:10 children . . . descendants: Evil will end when God destroys all opposition to himself (109:13; cp. 18:50; 22:30-31; 25:13; 102:28).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Psa 37:28, Psa 109:13; Kg1 13:34; Job 18:16-19, Job 20:28; Isa 14:20; Mal 4:1 Psalms 21:11”
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