Psalms 63:10
But they have sought my soul in vain, they shall go into the lower parts of the earth:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.
In Context
9my soul hath stuck close to thee: thy right hand hath received me.
11They shall be delivered into the hands of the sword, they shall be the portions of foxes.
Cross References
1 Samuel 26:10And David said: As the Lord liveth, unless the Lord shall strike him, or his day shall come to die, or he shall go down to battle and perish:
Song of Solomon 2:15Catch us the little foxes that destroy the vines: for our vineyard hath flourished.
Ezekiel 35:5Because thou hast been an everlasting enemy, and hast shut up the children of Israel in the hands of the sword in the time of their affliction, in the time of their last iniquity.
Ezekiel 39:17And thou, O son of man, saith the Lord God, say to every fowl, and to all the birds, and to all the beasts of the field: Assemble yourselves, make haste, come together from every side to my victim, which I slay for you, a great victim upon the mountains of Israel: to eat flesh, and drink blood.
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 →