Psalms 63:9
my soul hath stuck close to thee: thy right hand hath received me.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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
8because thou hast been my helper. And I will rejoice under the covert of thy wings:
10But they have sought my soul in vain, they shall go into the lower parts of the earth:
Cross References
Numbers 16:30But if the Lord do a new thing, and the earth opening her mouth swallow them down, and all things that belong to them, and they go down alive into hell, you shall know that they have blasphemed the Lord.
1 Samuel 28:19And the Lord also will deliver Israel with thee into the hands of the Philistines: and to morrow thou and thy sons shall be with me: and the Lord will also deliver the army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines.
Psalms 9:17The Lord shall be known when he executeth judgments: the sinner hath been caught in the works of his own hands.
Psalms 35:4Let them be confounded and ashamed that seek after my soul. Let them be turned back and be confounded that devise against me.
Psalms 38:12My friends and my neighbours have drawn near, and stood against me. And they that were near me stood afar off :
Psalms 55:15But thou a man of one mind, my guide, and my familiar,
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 →