Psalms 63:10
Every one shall be given up into the power of the sword, The portion of jackals, shall they become.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.
In Context
9When, they, to crush it, would seek my life, They shall go into the lower parts of the earth:
Cross References
1 Samuel 26:10And David said—By the life of Yahweh, surely, Yahweh himself, must smite him,—or, his day, must come that he die, or, into battle, must he go down, and be swept away.
Song of Solomon 2:15[BOTH] Take ye for us, the foxes, the little foxes that are spoiling the vines,—and, our vines, are all blossom!
Ezekiel 35:5Because thou hast had an age-abiding enmity, And hast delivered up the sons of Israel unto the hands of the sword,- In the time of their misfortune, In the time of the final punishment for iniquity,
Ezekiel 39:17Thou, therefore son of man, Thus, saith My Lord Yahweh, Say to the bird of every wing. And to every wild beast of the field. Assemble yourselves and come Gather yourselves from every side, unto my sacrifice which I am sacrificing for you A great sacrifice on 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 →