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They devised a plot <i>which</i> they are not able <i>to</i> <i>perform.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/21.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Though they intended evil against You <i>And</i> devised a plot, They will not succeed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/21.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Though they intended evil against You And devised a plot, They will not succeed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/21.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Though they intended evil against Thee, <i>And</i> devised a plot, They will not succeed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/21.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Though they intended evil against You <i>And</i> devised a scheme, They will not succeed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/21.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For they planned evil against You; They devised a [malevolent] plot And they will not succeed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/21.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Though they intend to harm you and devise a wicked plan, they will not prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/21.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Though they intend to harm you and devise a wicked plan, they will not prevail. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/21.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For they intended evil against thee; They conceived a device which they are not able to perform.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/21.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />All their plans to harm you will come to nothing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/21.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a device, which they are not able to perform.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/21.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Although they scheme and plan evil against you, they will not succeed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/21.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They make their plans, and plot against him, but they will not succeed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/21.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Though they plot evil against you and devise schemes, they will not succeed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/21.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Though they intend You harm, the schemes they devise will not prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/21.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Yes, they intend to do you harm; they dream up a scheme, but they do not succeed. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/21.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Though they intend evil against you, devising a wicked scheme, they will not succeed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/21.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For they intended evil against thee: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/21.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For they intended evil against you. They plotted evil against you which cannot succeed. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/21.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For they stretched out evil against You, "" They devised a wicked scheme, they do not prevail,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/21.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For they stretched out against Thee evil, They devised a wicked device, they prevail not,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/21.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For they stretched out evil upon thee: they purposed a device, they will not prevail.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/21.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For they have intended evils against thee: they have devised counsels which they have not been able to establish. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/21.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 20:12>For they have turned evils upon you; they have devised plans, which they have not been able to accomplish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/21.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Though they intend evil against you, devising plots, they will not succeed, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/21.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />If they plan evil against you, if they devise mischief, they will not succeed.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/21.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For they have planned evil against you; they conceived a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/21.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because they prayed evil against you and they have conceived a scheme and they were not able to do it.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/21.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For they intended evil against thee, They imagined a device, wherewith they shall not prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/21.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For they intended evils against thee; they imagined a device which they shall by no means be able to perform.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/21-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=2128" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/21.htm">After the Battle</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">10</span>You will wipe their descendants from the earth, and their offspring from the sons of men. <span class="reftext">11</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">Though</a> <a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186: nā·ṭū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away; used in a great variety of application.">they intend</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">You</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā·‘āh (Adj-fs) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">harm,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4209.htm" title="4209: mə·zim·māh (N-fs) -- Purpose, discretion, device. From zamam; a plan, usually evil, sometimes good.">the schemes</a> <a href="/hebrew/2803.htm" title="2803: ḥā·šə·ḇū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To think, account. ">they devise</a> <a href="/hebrew/1077.htm" title="1077: bal- (Adv) -- Not. From balah; properly, a failure; by implication nothing; usually not at all; also lest.">will not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3201.htm" title="3201: yū·ḵā·lū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To be able, have power. Or yakowl; a primitive root; to be able, literally or morally.">prevail.</a> </span><span class="reftext">12</span>For You will put them to flight when Your bow is trained upon them.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/21-30.htm">Proverbs 21:30</a></span><br />There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/8-10.htm">Isaiah 8:10</a></span><br />Devise a plan, but it will be thwarted; state a proposal, but it will not happen. For God is with us.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/5-12.htm">Job 5:12</a></span><br />He thwarts the schemes of the crafty, so that their hands find no success.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Genesis 50:20</a></span><br />As for you, what you intended against me for evil, God intended for good, in order to accomplish a day like this—to preserve the lives of many people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/4-15.htm">Nehemiah 4:15</a></span><br />When our enemies heard that we were aware of their scheme and that God had frustrated it, each of us returned to his own work on the wall.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/9-25.htm">Esther 9:25</a></span><br />But when it came before the king, he commanded by letter that the wicked scheme which Haman had devised against the Jews should come back upon his own head, and that he and his sons should be hanged on the gallows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/18-12.htm">Jeremiah 18:12</a></span><br />But they will reply, ‘It is hopeless. We will follow our own plans, and each of us will act according to the stubbornness of his evil heart.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/15-31.htm">2 Samuel 15:31</a></span><br />Now someone told David: “Ahithophel is among the conspirators with Absalom.” So David pleaded, “O LORD, please turn the counsel of Ahithophel into foolishness!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/19-28.htm">2 Kings 19:28</a></span><br />Because your rage and arrogance against Me have reached My ears, I will put My hook in your nose and My bit in your mouth; I will send you back the way you came.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/4-11.htm">Micah 4:11-12</a></span><br />But now many nations have assembled against you, saying, “Let her be defiled, and let us feast our eyes on Zion.” / But they do not know the thoughts of the LORD or understand His plan, for He has gathered them like sheaves to the threshing floor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-1.htm">Matthew 27:1</a></span><br />When morning came, all the chief priests and elders of the people conspired against Jesus to put Him to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/4-25.htm">Acts 4:25-28</a></span><br />You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth of Your servant, our father David: ‘Why do the nations rage and the peoples plot in vain? / The kings of the earth take their stand and the rulers gather together against the Lord and against His Anointed One.’ / In fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-53.htm">John 11:53</a></span><br />So from that day on they plotted to kill Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-2.htm">Luke 22:2</a></span><br />and the chief priests and scribes were looking for a way to put Jesus to death, for they feared the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/3-6.htm">Mark 3:6</a></span><br />At this, the Pharisees went out and began plotting with the Herodians how they might kill Jesus.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For they intended evil against you: they imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform.</p><p class="hdg">imagined</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/2-1.htm">Psalm 2:1</a></b></br> Why do the heathen rage, and the people imagine a vain thing?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/10-2.htm">Psalm 10:2</a></b></br> The wicked in <i>his</i> pride doth persecute the poor: let them be taken in the devices that they have imagined.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/31-13.htm">Psalm 31:13</a></b></br> For I have heard the slander of many: fear <i>was</i> on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life.</p><p class="hdg">are not</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/83-4.htm">Psalm 83:4</a></b></br> They have said, Come, and let us cut them off from <i>being</i> a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/7-6.htm">Isaiah 7:6,7</a></b></br> Let us go up against Judah, and vex it, and let us make a breach therein for us, and set a king in the midst of it, <i>even</i> the son of Tabeal: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/8-9.htm">Isaiah 8:9,10</a></b></br> Associate yourselves, O ye people, and ye shall be broken in pieces; and give ear, all ye of far countries: gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces; gird yourselves, and ye shall be broken in pieces… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/18-38.htm">Able</a> <a href="/psalms/6-3.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/psalms/10-2.htm">Conceived</a> <a href="/job/18-7.htm">Design</a> <a href="/job/42-2.htm">Device</a> <a href="/psalms/10-2.htm">Devise</a> <a href="/psalms/10-2.htm">Devised</a> <a href="/psalms/19-12.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/9-8.htm">Execute</a> <a href="/psalms/10-2.htm">Imagined</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-2.htm">Intended</a> <a href="/psalms/7-9.htm">Minds</a> <a href="/psalms/10-14.htm">Mischief</a> <a href="/job/6-30.htm">Mischievous</a> <a href="/job/23-14.htm">Perform</a> <a href="/psalms/14-6.htm">Plan</a> <a href="/psalms/2-1.htm">Plot</a> <a href="/esther/9-24.htm">Plotted</a> <a href="/psalms/12-4.htm">Prevail</a> <a href="/psalms/10-2.htm">Schemes</a> <a href="/psalms/18-38.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/psalms/20-4.htm">Succeed</a> <a href="/psalms/19-14.htm">Thoughts</a> <a href="/job/21-27.htm">Wherewith</a> <a href="/psalms/17-13.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/22-17.htm">Able</a> <a href="/psalms/25-19.htm">Bitter</a> <a href="/psalms/51-5.htm">Conceived</a> <a href="/psalms/64-6.htm">Design</a> <a href="/psalms/26-10.htm">Device</a> <a href="/psalms/35-4.htm">Devise</a> <a href="/psalms/31-13.htm">Devised</a> <a href="/psalms/22-16.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/96-10.htm">Execute</a> <a href="/acts/8-20.htm">Imagined</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-24.htm">Intended</a> <a href="/psalms/31-12.htm">Minds</a> <a href="/psalms/26-10.htm">Mischief</a> <a href="/psalms/37-7.htm">Mischievous</a> <a href="/psalms/44-1.htm">Perform</a> <a href="/psalms/62-4.htm">Plan</a> <a href="/psalms/31-13.htm">Plot</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-32.htm">Plotted</a> <a href="/psalms/65-3.htm">Prevail</a> <a href="/psalms/26-10.htm">Schemes</a> <a href="/psalms/44-20.htm">Stretched</a> <a href="/psalms/37-7.htm">Succeed</a> <a href="/psalms/26-2.htm">Thoughts</a> <a href="/psalms/25-19.htm">Wherewith</a> <a href="/psalms/22-16.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 21</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/21-1.htm">A thanksgiving for victory</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/21-7.htm">with confidence of further success</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Throughout biblical history, God's chosen leaders, including David, faced adversaries who plotted against them. This mirrors the spiritual warfare against God's purposes, as seen in <a href="/ephesians/6-12.htm">Ephesians 6:12</a>, where believers are reminded of the unseen battle against spiritual forces. The intent to harm God's anointed is a recurring theme, as seen in the life of Jesus, where religious leaders plotted against Him (<a href="/matthew/26-3.htm">Matthew 26:3-4</a>).<p><b>the schemes they devise</b><br>The word "schemes" suggests deliberate and cunning plans, often associated with the wicked. In the biblical context, this can be linked to the various plots against Israel and its leaders, such as those by the Philistines or other neighboring nations. <a href="/proverbs/19-21.htm">Proverbs 19:21</a> reminds us that many are the plans in a person's heart, but it is the Lord's purpose that prevails. This highlights the futility of opposing God's will, as seen in the story of Joseph, where his brothers' harmful intentions were used by God for good (<a href="/genesis/50-20.htm">Genesis 50:20</a>).<p><b>will not prevail</b><br>This assurance of divine protection and victory is a central theme in the Psalms. It underscores God's sovereignty and faithfulness to His covenant people. Historically, Israel experienced numerous threats, yet God's promises ensured their survival and success. This phrase also points to the ultimate victory of Christ over sin and death, as prophesied in <a href="/genesis/3-15.htm">Genesis 3:15</a> and fulfilled in the resurrection. The assurance that evil will not prevail is a source of hope for believers, as echoed in <a href="/romans/8-31.htm">Romans 8:31</a>, "If God is for us, who can be against us?"<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The author of the psalm, King David, is expressing his confidence in God's protection against his enemies.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies_of_david.htm">Enemies of David</a></b><br>These are the adversaries who plot against David, representing those who oppose God's anointed.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure who protects and ensures the failure of the enemies' schemes.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation under David's leadership, often facing threats from surrounding nations.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_anointed_king.htm">The Anointed King</a></b><br>A reference to the king chosen by God, which in a broader sense can also point to the Messiah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a></b><br>Trust in God's ultimate control over all situations, knowing that no plan against His will can succeed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/confidence_in_god's_protection.htm">Confidence in God's Protection</a></b><br>Like David, believers can have confidence that God will protect them from the schemes of their enemies.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_evil_schemes.htm">The Futility of Evil Schemes</a></b><br>Recognize that any plan devised against God's people is ultimately doomed to fail.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_for_deliverance.htm">Prayer for Deliverance</a></b><br>Encourage regular prayer for God's protection and deliverance from those who intend harm.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/living_righteously.htm">Living Righteously</a></b><br>Emphasize the importance of living in alignment with God's will, trusting that He will thwart any opposition.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_21.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 21</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_21_11_conflict_with_defeats.htm">Psalm 21:11: Does the assertion that the king’s enemies “cannot succeed” conflict with biblical passages describing military defeats or setbacks for Israel’s leaders?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_the_bible_view_evil.htm">How does the Bible explain evil and suffering?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_faithful_believers_suffer_harm.htm">Psalm 4:8: If peace and safety are promised to believers, how do we explain faithful individuals who suffer harm or persecution, seemingly contradicting this assurance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_animals_suffer_if_they_can't_sin.htm">If suffering is a test, why do animals suffer too? They don't have free will or sin.</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/21.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) <span class= "bld">For they.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">though they have intended evil against thee, have plotted mischief, they have no power at all.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/21.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 11.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For they intended evil against thee</span>. Their destruction is brought upon them by their own selves. They plot against the people of God, and thus provoke God to anger, and cause him to deliver them into their enemy' s hand. It does not matter that they can effect nothing. The "intention" is enough. They imagined a mischievous device, which they are not able to perform. The inability is not so much from a deficiency of strength in themselves, as from the opposition offered to their schemes by God. The best-laid plans an powerless, if God wills to baffle them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/21-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Though</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they intend</span><br /><span class="heb">נָט֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(nā·ṭū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5186.htm">Strong's 5186: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלֶ֣יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">harm,</span><br /><span class="heb">רָעָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(rā·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the schemes</span><br /><span class="heb">מְ֝זִמָּ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(mə·zim·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4209.htm">Strong's 4209: </a> </span><span class="str2">A plan, evil, sometimes good</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they devise</span><br /><span class="heb">חָֽשְׁב֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·šə·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2803.htm">Strong's 2803: </a> </span><span class="str2">To think, account</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will not</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּל־</span> <span class="translit">(bal-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1077.htm">Strong's 1077: </a> </span><span class="str2">A failure, nothing, not at all, lest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">prevail.</span><br /><span class="heb">יוּכָֽלוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yū·ḵā·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3201.htm">Strong's 3201: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be able, have power</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/21-11.htm">Psalm 21:11 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/21-11.htm">Psalm 21:11 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/21-11.htm">Psalm 21:11 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/21-11.htm">Psalm 21:11 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/21-11.htm">Psalm 21:11 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/21-11.htm">Psalm 21:11 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/21-11.htm">Psalm 21:11 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/21-11.htm">Psalm 21:11 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/21-11.htm">Psalm 21:11 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/21-11.htm">Psalm 21:11 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/21-11.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 21:11 For they intended evil against you (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/21-10.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 21:10"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 21:10" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/21-12.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 21:12"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 21:12" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>