Psalms 63:10
They shall be given up to the sword, And be a portion for jackals.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.
In Context
9While they who seek to destroy my life Shall themselves go down into the depths of the earth.
Cross References
Song of Solomon 2:15Take ye for us the foxes, The little foxes that spoil the vines; For our vines are now in blossom.
Ezekiel 35:5Because thou bearest a perpetual hatred, and deliverest up the sons of Israel to the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time when iniquity bringeth destruction:
Ezekiel 39:17And thou, son of man, thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Say to the birds of every wing, and to every beast of the field, Assemble yourselves and come, gather yourselves from every side to my sacrifice which I make for you, a great sacrifice upon the mountains of Israel; and ye shall 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 →