Psalms 63:10

8 My soul follows close behind You;
Your right hand upholds me.

9 But those who seek my life, to destroy it,
Shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

10 They shall¹ fall by the sword;
They shall be¹ a portion for jackals.

11 But the king shall rejoice in God;
^aEveryone who swears by Him shall glory;
But the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped.

Commentaries:

Adam Clarke

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They 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 beasts of the forest. If he here refers to the destruction of the Babylonians, the prediction has been literally fulfilled. Where ancient Babylon stood, as far as it can be ascertained, is now the hold of dangerous reptiles and ferocious beasts. The jackal, or chokal, is a very ravenous beast, and fond of human flesh. It devours dead bodies, steals infants out of the lap of their mothers, devours alive the sick who are left by the side of the Ganges, and even in the streets of Calcutta has been known to eat persons who were in a state of intoxication. Ward' s Customs.

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