Psalms 63:9

Psalms 63:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
• New International Version (NIV)Those who want to kill me will be destroyed; they will go down to the depths of the earth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But those who seek to destroy my life shall go down into the depths of the earth;
• New King James Version (NKJV)But those who seek my life, to destroy it, Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

Context of Psalms 63:9

7For thou hast been my help, and in the shadow of thy wings will I sing for joy. 8My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me. But those that seek my soul, to destroy [it], shall go into the lower parts of the earth; 10They shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be the portion of foxes. 11But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: for the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

Psalms 63:9 word by word

וְהֵ֗מָּה לְ֭שׁוֹאָה יְבַקְשׁ֣וּ נַפְשִׁ֑י יָ֝בֹ֗אוּ בְּֽתַחְתִּיּ֥וֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear

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Cross-references for Psalms 63:9

• Psalms 35:4Let them be put to shame and confounded that seek after my life; let them be turned backward and brought to confusion that devise my hurt:
• Psalms 38:12And they that seek after my life lay snares [for me]; and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and meditate deceits all the day long.
• Psalms 40:14Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be turned backward and confounded that take pleasure in mine adversity;
• Psalms 70:2Let them be ashamed and brought to confusion that seek after my soul; let them be turned backward and confounded that take pleasure in mine adversity;
• 1 Samuel 25:29And if a man is risen up to pursue thee and to seek thy life, the soul of my lord shall be bound in the bundle of the living with Jehovah thy God; and the souls of thine enemies, them shall he sling out from the hollow of the sling.
• Psalms 9:17The wicked shall be turned into Sheol, all the nations that forget God.
• Psalms 55:15Let death seize upon them, let them go down alive into Sheol. For wickedness is in their dwellings, in their midst.
• Psalms 86:13For great is thy loving-kindness toward me, and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest Sheol.
• Numbers 16:30but if Jehovah make a new thing, and the ground open its mouth, and swallow them up, and all that they have, and they go down alive into Sheol, then ye shall know that these men have despised Jehovah.
• 1 Samuel 28:19And Jehovah will also give Israel with thee into the hand of the Philistines; and to-morrow shalt thou and thy sons be with me; the army of Israel also will Jehovah give into the hand of the Philistines.
• Job 40:13Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in secret.
• Isaiah 14:9Sheol from beneath is moved for thee to meet [thee] at thy coming, stirring up the dead for thee, all the he-goats of the earth; making to rise from their thrones all the kings of the nations.
• Isaiah 14:19but thou art cast out of thy grave like an abominable branch, covered with the slain — those thrust through with the sword, that go down to the stones of the pit: like a carcase trodden under foot.
• Ezekiel 32:18Son of man, wail for the multitude of Egypt, and cast them down, her and the daughters of the famous nations, unto the lower parts of the earth, with them that go down into the pit.
• Acts 1:25to receive the lot of this service and apostleship, from which Judas transgressing fell to go to his own place.

Commentaries on Psalms 63:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Lower parts of the earth - They are appointed, in the just judgment of God, to destruction; they shall be slain and buried in the earth, and shall be seen no more. Some understand the passage as referring to the punishment of hell; which many supposed to be in the center of the earth. So the old Psalter, - Thai sall entir in till lagher pine of hell. Lahher or laigher, lower, undermost.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9But those that seek my soul to destroy it - Who seek my life; who endeavor to kill me. This language would well describe the purposes of Absalom and his followers. Shall go into the lower parts of the earth - Shall descend into the earth; into the deepest graves. He would live; but they would perish.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 7-11Verses 7-11 True Christians can, in some measure, and at some times, make use of the strong language of David, but too commonly our souls cleave to the dust. Having committed ourselves to God, we must be easy and pleased, and quiet from the fear of evil. Those that follow hard after God, would soon fail, if God's right hand did not uphold them. It is he that strengthens us and comforts us. The psalmist doubts not but that though now sowing in tears, he…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9The wicked planned to ruin the psalmist's life with lies and deceit, but they would fail. the depths of the earth: This refers to the place of the dead.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-109-10. those ... to destroy it--or literally, "to ruin," or, "for ruin"; that is, such as seek to injure me (are) for ruin, appointed to it (compare Psa 35:8). shall go ... earth--into the grave, or, to death; as their bodies are represented as a portion for--Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 63

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings