Psalms 63:9
But those that seek my soul, to destroy [it], shall go into the lower parts of the earth;
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
In Context
8My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
10They shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be the portion of foxes.
Cross References
Numbers 16:30but if Jehovah make a new thing, and the ground open its mouth, and swallow them up, and all that they have, and they go down alive into Sheol, then ye shall know that these men have despised Jehovah.
1 Samuel 28:19And Jehovah will also give Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines; and to-morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me; the army of Israel also will Jehovah give into the hand of the Philistines.
Psalms 9:17The wicked shall be turned into Sheol, all the nations that forget God.
Psalms 35:4Let them be put to shame and confounded that seek after my life; let them be turned backward and brought to confusion that devise my hurt:
Psalms 38:12And they that seek after my life lay snares [for me]; and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all the day long.
Psalms 55:15Let death seize upon them, let them go down alive into Sheol. For wickedness is in their dwellings, in their midst.
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 →