Psalms 63:10

10 They will be cut down by swords. Their dead bodies will be left as food for jackals.

Psalms 63:10 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 63:10

They shall fall by the sword
As Saul, his sons, and mighty men, did, ( 1 Samuel 31:4-6 ) ; or, "they shall make him pour out" ^F21; that is, his blood, "by the hands" or "[means] of the sword"; meaning either some principal enemy, as Saul in particular, or everyone of his enemies; who should be thrust with the sword, their blood let out, and they slain: so antichrist, the enemy of David's son, will be put to death in this manner, ( Revelation 13:10 ) ;

they shall be a portion for foxes;
falling in desolate places where foxes run, and so become the food of them, and have no other burial. The foxes hunt after dead carcasses, and will find them out where they are, in holes and ditches; as appears from the case of Aristomenes, related by Pausanias ^F23: so the followers of antichrist, their flesh will be eaten by the fowls of heaven, ( Revelation 19:17 Revelation 19:18 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F21 (whrygy) "fundere facient eum", Montanus; so Junius & Tremellius, Piscator, Schmidt.
F23 Messenica, sive l. 4. p. 251.

Psalms 63:10 In-Context

8 My soul clings to you. Your right hand supports me.

9 But those who try to destroy my life will go into the depths of the earth.

10 They will be cut down by swords. Their dead bodies will be left as food for jackals.

11 But the king will find joy in God. Everyone who takes an oath by God will brag, but the mouths of liars will be shut.