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Sin Begins in the Heart
Commentators emphasize that sin is not limited to the final act. The verse shows that to intend evil and imagine a 'mischievous device' is itself culpable before God. As Charles Spurgeon notes, 'When a man has devised an evil thing, even if he cannot carry it out, he is guilty of it.' This is a reminder that God sees and judges the intentions of the heart.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 21:11
18th Century
Theologian
For they intended evil against you - literally, “They stretched out evil.” The idea seems to be derived from “stretching out” or la…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 21:11
19th Century
Bishop
For they. —Better, though they have intended evil against you, have plotted mischief, they have no power at all.
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 21:9–11
19th Century
Preacher
The LORD shall swallow them up in his wrath, and the fire shall devour them. Their fruit shalt thou destroy from the earth, and their seed from…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 21:11
16th Century
Theologian
For they have spread out. In this verse, David shows that the ungodly had deserved the terrible ruin he predicted would come upon them, si…
John Gill
On Psalms 21:11
17th Century
Pastor
For they intended evil against thee
All evil, whether in thought or deed, if not immediately and directly, yet is ul…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 21:7–13
17th Century
Minister
The psalmist teaches us to look forward with faith, hope, and prayer to what God would do further. The success with which God blessed David was a t…