Psalms 63:9
And their tongues have set him at nought, 1 All that saw them were troubled; 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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
8And God shall be exalted, 1 Their wounds were caused by the weapon of the foolish children, 1
10And every man was alarmed, 1 And they related the works of God, 1 And understood his deeds. 1
Cross References
Numbers 16:30But if the Lord shall show by a wonder, and the earth shall open her mouth and swallow them up, and their houses, and their tents, and all that belongs to them, and they shall go down alive into Hades, then ye shall know that these men have provoked the Lord.
1 Samuel 28:19And the Lord shall deliver Israel with thee into the hands of the Philistines, and tomorrow thou and thy sons with thee shall fall, and the Lord shall deliver the army of Israel into the hands of the Philistines.
Psalms 9:17The Lord is known as executing judgments: 1 The sinner is taken in the works of his hands. A song of Pause. 1
Psalms 35:4The words of his mouth are transgression and deceit: 1 He is not inclined to understand how to do good. 1
Psalms 38:12Thou chastenest man with rebukes for iniquity, 1 And thou makest his life to consume away like a spider’s web: 1 Nay, every man is disquieted in vain. Pause. 1
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 →