Psalms 63:10

Psalms 63:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.
• English Standard Version (ESV)they shall be given over to the power of the sword; they shall be a portion for jackals.
• New King James Version (NKJV)They shall fall by the sword; They shall be a portion for jackals.
• New Living Translation (NLT)They will die by the sword and become the food of jackals.

Context of Psalms 63:10

8I cling to you; your right hand upholds me. 9Those who want to kill me will be destroyed; they will go down to the depths of the earth. They will be given over to the sword and become food for jackals. 11But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by God will glory in him, while the mouths of liars will be silenced.

Psalms 63:10 word by word

יַגִּירֻ֥הוּ עַל־יְדֵי־חָ֑רֶב מְנָ֖ת שֻׁעָלִ֣ים יִהְיֽוּ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• They shall fallנָגַרnâgar · to pourH5064
• by the swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• by the swordיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• they shall be a portionמְנָתmenâth · portionH4521
• for foxesשׁוּעָלshû‛âl shû‛âl · foxH7776

Cross-references for Psalms 63:10

• 1 Samuel 26:10As surely as the Lord lives,” he said, “the Lord himself will strike him, or his time will come and he will die, or he will go into battle and perish.
• 1 Samuel 31:1Now the Philistines fought against Israel; the Israelites fled before them, and many fell dead on Mount Gilboa.
• Jeremiah 18:21So give their children over to famine; hand them over to the power of the sword. Let their wives be made childless and widows; let their men be put to death, their young men slain by the sword in battle.
• Ezekiel 35:5“ ‘Because you harbored an ancient hostility and delivered the Israelites over to the sword at the time of their calamity, the time their punishment reached its climax,
• Ezekiel 39:4On the mountains of Israel you will fall, you and all your troops and the nations with you. I will give you as food to all kinds of carrion birds and to the wild animals.
• Revelation 19:17And I saw an angel standing in the sun, who cried in a loud voice to all the birds flying in midair, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God,

Commentaries on Psalms 63:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10They shall fall by the sword - They shall be poured out by the hand of the sword, Hebrews That is, their life's blood shall be shed either in war, or by the hand of justice. They shall be a portion for foxes - They shall be left unburied, and the jackals shall feed upon their dead bodies. Or, being all cut off by utter destruction, their Inheritance shall be left for the wild beasts. That which was their portion shall shortly be the portion of the wild…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10They shall fall by the sword - Margin, They shall make him run out like water by the hands of the sword. The word rendered in the text “they shall fall,” and in the margin “they shall make him run out” - נגר nâgar - means properly, to flow, to pour out, as water; and then, to pour out; then, to give up or deliver. The idea here is that of delivering over, as one pours out water from a basin or pitcher: they shall be delivered over to the sword. The…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. 10Wild foxes and jackals are often associated with places that are ruined and abandoned (Isaiah 13:20–22; 34:10–15; Jeremiah 9:11; 49:33; 51:37; Lamentations 5:18; Malachi 1:3). The wicked will not receive honor in death. Scavenging animals will consume their bodies (Ecclesiastes 6:3; Jeremiah 22:18–19; 36:29–30).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