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Psalm 63:10-12
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 63:10-12
New Catholic Bible
10 [a]Those who seek my life will incur ruin;
they will sink down into the depths of the earth.
11 They will be slain by the sword
and their flesh will become food for jackals.[b]
12 But the king will rejoice in God;
all who swear by him[c] will exult,
for the mouths of liars will be silenced.
Footnotes
- Psalm 63:10 See notes on Pss 5:11; 35.
- Psalm 63:11 The psalmist’s enemies will lose their lives for having sought to kill him, and they will become food for jackals, i.e., they will remain unburied, a cause for shame (see note on Ps 53:6).
- Psalm 63:12 All who swear by him: to swear by the Lord signified devoted adherence to him (see Isa 45:23; 48:1; Zep 1:5). God will acquit his followers (see Deut 6:13; Jer 12:16; Dan 13:42, 60) but will chastise the wicked (see Ps 52:3-7).
