Reference

Psalms 71:13

Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.
11

Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.

12

O God, be not far from me: O my God, make haste for my help.

13

Let them be confounded and consumed that are adversaries to my soul; let them be covered with reproach and dishonour that seek my hurt.

14

But I will hope continually, and will yet praise thee more and more.

15

My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness and thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers thereof.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Destruction / Perishing Language
Keyword Match
100% relevance

This verse contains specific terms directly associated with this theme.

Annihilation / Destruction
Multi-Signal Classification
80% relevance

This verse was identified by multiple independent signals: structural patterns, prophetic context, and vocabulary — then validated by a probability model (Snorkel).

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Destruction / Perishing Language

There is no argument that this verse does not support the theme, as it explicitly uses "consumed" and describes the adversaries' fate with language of destruction and dishonor.

Annihilation / Destruction

The verse speaks of adversaries being "confounded and consumed" and "covered with reproach and dishonour," which could be interpreted as a desire for their public humiliation and defeat rather than their literal cessation of existence.