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God as the Victorious Archer
Commentators emphasize the vivid imagery of God as a divine warrior. He forces His enemies to retreat ("turn their back") and then confronts them directly. Several scholars, including Calvin and Gill, note that God sets them up like a "butt" or target, aiming His arrows straight at them. This illustrates that God's judgment is personal, direct, and inescapable for those who oppose Him.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 21:12
18th Century
Theologian
Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back - Margin, “You will set them as a butt.” The word back also is rendered in the margi…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 21:12
19th Century
Bishop
(12) Therefore. —Literally, for thou shalt put them shoulder (pones eos dorsum, Vulgate). Upon thy …
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 21:12
19th Century
Preacher
Therefore shalt thou make them turn their back, when thou shalt make ready thine arrows upon thy strings against the face of them.
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John Calvin
On Psalms 21:12
16th Century
Theologian
For thou wilt set them as a butt. Since the Hebrew word שכם, shekem, which we have translated as a butt, properly signif…
John Gill
On Psalms 21:12
17th Century
Pastor
Therefore shall you make them turn their back
Or flee and run away to private places, to hide themselves from the wr…
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…