the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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Psalms 63:11
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But the king will rejoice in God. All who swear to tell the truth will praise him, while liars will be silenced.
But 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.
But the king shall rejoice in God: Every one that swears by him shall glory; For the mouth of those that speak lies shall be stopped.
But the king will rejoice in his God. All who make promises in his name will praise him, but the mouths of liars will be shut.
But the king will rejoice in God; everyone who takes oaths in his name will boast, for the mouths of those who speak lies will be shut up.
But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
But the king shall rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him will praise him, For the mouth of those who speak lies shall be silenced.
But the king will rejoice in God; Everyone who swears by Him [honoring the true God, acknowledging His authority and majesty] will glory, For the mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.
But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall exult, for the mouths of liars will be stopped.
But the king schal be glad in God; and alle men schulen be preysid that sweren in hym, for the mouth of hem, that speken wickid thingis, is stoppid.
But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.
Because of you, our God, the king will celebrate with your faithful followers, but liars will be silent.
But 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.
But the king will have joy in God; everyone who takes an oath by him will have cause for pride; but the false mouth will be stopped.
May they be given over to the power of the sword; may they become prey for jackals. But the king will rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be silenced.
But 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.
They shall be hurled to the power of the sword; they shall be a portion for foxes. But the king shall rejoice in God; {P}
But the King shal reioyce in God; euery one that sweareth by him shall glorie: but the mouth of them that speake lies, shall be stopped.
But the king will be full of joy in God. All who are faithful to God will be full of joy. For the mouth of those who speak lies will be stopped.
But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall exult, for the mouths of liars will be stopped.
But the King shall reioyce in God, and all that sweare by him shall reioyce in him: for the mouth of them that speake lyes, shall be stopped.
But the king shall rejoice in God; every man that swears by him shall glory; but the mouths of those who speak lies shall be stopped.
Because God gives him victory, the king will rejoice. Those who make promises in God's name will praise him, but the mouths of liars will be shut.
But, the king, shall rejoice in God, - Every one shall glory who sweareth by him, For the mouth of them who speak falsehood, shall be stopped.
(62-12) But the king shall rejoice in God, all they shall be praised that swear by him: because the mouth is stopped of them that speak wicked things.
But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall glory; for the mouths of liars will be stopped.
Euery one of them shalbe killed with the edge of a sworde: and they shalbe a portion for Foxes. But the king shal reioyce in the Lord, al they shal glory that sweare by him: for the mouth of all them that speake a lye, shalbe stopped.
But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that swears by him shall be praised; for the mouth of them that speak unjust things has been stopped.
But the king will rejoice in God;all who swear by him will boast,for the mouths of liars will be shut.
But the king shall rejoice in God. Everyone who swears by him will praise him, For the mouth of those who speak lies shall be silenced.
But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.
However, the king will rejoice in God. Everyone who swears an oath by him will boast, because the mouth of the liars will be stopped.
But the king shall rejoice in God; everyone who swears by Him shall glory, because the mouth of the one speaking a lie will be stopped.
And the king doth rejoice in God, Boast himself doth every one swearing by Him, But stopped is the mouth of those speaking lies!
They shal fall in to the swerde, & be a porcio for foxes. But ye kynge shal reioyse in God: all they that sweare by hym, shal be commeded, for the mouth of lyers shalbe stopped.
But the king will rejoice in God; Everyone who swears by Him will boast, For the mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.
But the king shall rejoice in God; Everyone who swears by Him shall glory; But the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped.
But the king will rejoice in God; Everyone who swears by Him will glory, For the mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.
But the king will be glad in God;Everyone who swears by Him will boast,For the mouths of those who speak lies will be closed.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
But: etc. David shall come to the kingdom according to the promise of God.
the king: Psalms 2:6, Psalms 21:1, 1 Samuel 23:17, 1 Samuel 24:20
sweareth: Deuteronomy 6:13, Isaiah 19:18, Isaiah 45:23, Isaiah 65:16, Zephaniah 1:5, Hebrews 6:13
the mouth: Psalms 31:18, Romans 3:19, Titus 1:10, Titus 1:11
Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 10:20 - swear 2 Kings 5:26 - he said Job 5:16 - and Psalms 4:2 - leasing Psalms 107:42 - iniquity Proverbs 10:31 - the froward Isaiah 48:1 - which swear
Gill's Notes on the Bible
But the king shall rejoice in God,.... Not Saul, as R. Obadiah; as if David wished him well, and that he might have reason to rejoice in God, though he sought his hurt; which sense is rejected by Abea Ezra: but either David, who speaks of himself as king, being anointed by Samuel, and who, upon the death of Saul, was so in fact; and who rejoiced, not merely at the destruction of his enemies, for he lamented the death of Saul, 2 Samuel 1:17; but in God, in his grace and goodness to him, and in his power and justice shown in the vengeance taken on them. Or rather, the King Messiah, who rejoiced in God because of the good of his people, their conversion and salvation, and their deliverance from their enemies, Psalms 21:1;
everyone that sweareth by him shall glory; not by David, though such a form of swearing was used; see 2 Samuel 15:21; or, "to him": and so describes his faithful subjects swearing allegiance to him: but rather by the Lord, in whom the king should rejoice; and designs the worshippers of him; swearing by him being sometimes put for the whole worship and service of God, Deuteronomy 6:13. The Heathens used to swear by their deities, and their chief was called Jupiter Horcius, because he presided over oaths x. Or else that the King Christ should rejoice in God; and intends such as believe in him and confess him; see
Isaiah 45:23, compared with Romans 14:11. And every such an one will glory, not in themselves, nor in anything of theirs, but in Christ, in his grace and righteousness, and in what he is unto them;
but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped; such as Saul's courtiers, who invented and spread lies of David; but now upon the death of Saul, and David's advancement to the throne, would be silent; their mouths being stopped either by death, or through fear: and so all the followers of antichrist, that make and believe a lie, will have their mouths stopped, when cast into the lake of fire, Revelation 21:8.
x Euripidis Medea, v. 170. Vid. Alex. ab Alex. Genial. Dier. l. 5. c. 10.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
But the king shall rejoice in God - This passage, as was remarked in the Introduction to the psalm, shows that this psalm could not have been composed in the time of Saul, since the title king was not then given to David. The use of the term here in the third person does not prove that the psalm could not have been written by David himself, for he may have spoken of himself simply as “the king,” and all the more forcibly and properly as he was driven unjustly from his throne, and was now an exile, yet was still a king - the king. The title was his; the throne belonged to him, and not to Absalom who had driven him from it. It was not improper to allude to this fact in the manner in which it is referred to here, and to say that “the king” - the true, the real king - himself - should and would rejoice in God. He would find God to be his helper; and by God he would yet be restored to his throne.
Every one that sweareth by him shall glory - Everyone that sweareth to him, or maintains his oath of allegiance to him, shall be honored.
But the mouth of them that speak lies - All who have sworn falsely; all who have professed allegiance and have proved unfaithful; all those who, contrary to their oaths and their obligations, have been found in the rebellion. They shall not be permitted to exult or rejoice, but they shall be confounded and silenced. This expresses, therefore, the fullest confidence in God; the absolute belief of David that he would be again placed on his throne, and again permitted “to see the power and glory of God as” he had “seen it in the sanctuary” Psalms 63:2; the belief that he would be restored to prosperity, and that his enemies would be humbled and destroyed - So it will be with all who put their trust in God. There is certain joy and triumph for them, if not in this world, at least in the world to come.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 63:11. But the king shall rejoice — David shall come to the kingdom according to the promise of God. Or, if it refer to the captivity, the blood royal shall be preserved in and by Zerubbabel till the Messiah come, who shall be David's spiritual successor in the kingdom for ever.
That sweareth by him — It was customary to swear by the life of the king. The Egyptians swore by the life of Pharaoh; and Joseph conforms to this custom, as may be seen in the book of Genesis, Genesis 42:15-16. See also 1 Samuel 1:26; 1 Samuel 17:55, and Judith 11:7. But here it may refer to GOD. He is THE KING, and swearing by his name signifies binding themselves by his authority, acknowledging his supremacy, and devoting themselves to his glory and service alone.
The Chaldee has: "And the King shall rejoice במימר אלהא bemeymar Eloha, in the WORD of God;" or, in the WORD GOD; Meymar, WORD, being taken here substantially, as in many other places, by the Targumist.
The mouth of them that speak lies — The mouth of those who acknowledge lying vanities, that worship false gods, shall be stopped. All false religions shall be destroyed by the prevalence of the truth. For he, CHRIST, shall reign till all his enemies are put under his feet. "Thy kingdom come, and hell's o'erpower: and to thy sceptre all subdue." Amen and Amen.
ANALYSIS OF THE SIXTY-THIRD PSALM
The contents are, -
I. David's ardent desire to be in the assembly of the saints, Psalms 63:1. And the reasons on which this desire was founded, Psalms 63:2-5.
II. That though absent from God's ordinances, yet he forgot not his Maker, Psalms 63:6-8.
III. A double prophecy. 1. What should befall his enemies, Psalms 63:9-10. And, 2. What should come to himself, Psalms 63:11.
I. 1. In the first part he states his confidence in God, as the foundation of his desires, contemplations, meditations, invocations, and consolations: "O God, thou art my God," Psalms 63:1.
2. Then he expresses his fervent desire and ardent affection. 1. "Early will I seek thee." THEE, not other things. 2. "My soul thirsteth for thee," c. There is no doubt that he wanted many things in this barren thirsty land but of this he does not complain, but of his want of God in the sanctuary.
And so he expresses himself in the following verse: He was about to see the power and glory of God in the sanctuary, as he had formerly done. He gives the reason of this: "Because thy loving-kindness is better than life," Psalms 63:3. To see thy goodness in the use of thy ordinances, I count far beyond all the blessings of life; and could I again be admitted there, these effects would follow: -
1. Praise: "My lips shall praise," c., Psalms 63:4.
2. Invocation and prayer: "I will lift up my hands," c., Psalms 63:4.
3. The satisfaction he should receive from these: "My mouth shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness," &c., Psalms 63:5.
II. Though David is now in the wilderness, he does not forget his duty.
1. Even there he remembered God upon his bed and meditated, c., Psalms 63:6.
2. "Because thou hast been my help therefore," c., Psalms 63:7.
3. "My soul followeth hard after thee," &c., Psalms 63:8. It is evident, therefore, that even here David was not without comfort for, 1. He meditates, and remembers what God had done for him. 2. He remembers that he had been his help and therefore he rejoices. 3. He still adheres to him, and follows hard after him for help still.
III. And now, being secure of God's protection, he foretells, 1. What would befall his enemies; and, 2. What would come to himself.
1. To his enemies, ruin: "Those who seek after my soul, they shall go (some) into the lower parts of the earth," the grave or hell.
Others should "fall by the sword," lie unburied, and be devoured by wild beasts.
-----------ελωρια τευχε κυνεσσιν
οιωνοισι τε πασι
Il., I. ver. 4.
"Whose limbs, unburied on the naked shore,
Devouring dogs and hungry vultures tore."
POPE.
2. To himself, honour and a crown: "But the king (David) shall rejoice in God." The reason is, -
1. "Every one that swears by him," that is who worships and fears God, an oath being put by synecdoche for the whole worship of God. See the notes.
2. "The mouth of them that speak lies," utter blasphemies, curses, and perjuries, or pray and confess to strange gods, "shall be stopped;" they shall be ashamed and confounded, and an end be put to their iniquity by a sudden and violent death. The mouth of God's people shall glory; but the mouth of the wicked shall be stopped, and be silent in the dust.
