Psalms 63:11
But the king shall rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him shall glory, for the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
10They shall be given over to the power of the sword. They shall be a portion for foxes.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 6:13Thou shall fear LORD thy God, and him thou shall serve, and shall swear by his name.
1 Samuel 24:20And now, behold, I know that thou shall surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thy hand.
Psalms 2:6Yet I have set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
Psalms 31:18Let the lying lips be dumb, which speak against the righteous man insolently, with pride and contempt.
Psalms 107:42The upright shall see it, and be glad. And all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
Isaiah 45:23By myself I have sworn, the word has gone forth from my mouth [in] righteousness, and shall not return, that to me every knee shall bow, every tongue will confess to God (LXX/NT).
Matthew Henry on Psalms 63:8-11
Confidence in God; David Triumphing in Hope. 7 Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. 8 My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me. 9 But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth. 10 They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes. 11 But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. David, having expressed… Read the whole commentary →