Psalm 63:9

Translations

Modern

But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth.

Traditional

But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

Literal

And those who seek my soul for desolation, they will go into the depths of the earth.

Latin

Ipsi vero in vanum quæsierunt animam meam: introibunt in inferiora terræ;

Original

Hebrew

English

But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth.

Notes

Psalms 63:9

The wicked planned to ruin the psalmist's life with lies and deceit, but they would fail.
the depths of the earth: This refers to the place of the dead.

Psalms 63:1–11

The king deeply desires God's presence. He experiences God's goodness in everything he does. Despite being tired and troubled by the wicked, the king finds strength in God and praises him. God is his source of life (Psalm 63:3), while the wicked face destruction (63:9).

Psalms 61:1–63:11

In these royal prayers, the psalmist longs for God’s presence. All three psalms concern themselves with the king’s security.

Psalms 51:1–65:13

These psalms of David share a common theme. They reflect on the experience of evil. In Psalm 51, the psalmist admits his wrongdoing and asks for God's forgiveness. Psalms 52–64 express sorrow over specific evils David faced. A song of praise (Psalm 65) brings David's laments to an end.

Theme notes and profiles

David

Related verses

Psalm 55:15
Let death seize them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, for evil is with them in their homes.
Psalm 40:14
May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
Psalm 9:17
The wicked will return to Sheol—all the nations who forget God.
1 Samuel 25:29
And should someone pursue you and seek your life, then the life of my lord will be bound securely by the LORD your God in the bundle of the living. But He shall fling away the lives of your enemies like stones from a sling.
Psalm 86:13
For great is Your loving devotion to me; You have delivered me from the depths of Sheol.
Numbers 16:30–33
But if the LORD brings about something unprecedented, and the earth opens its mouth and swallows them and all that belongs to them so that they go down alive into Sheol, then you will know that these men have treated the LORD with contempt.”
Isaiah 14:19
But you are cast out of your grave like a rejected branch, covered by those slain with the sword, and dumped into a rocky pit like a carcass trampled underfoot.
Isaiah 14:15
But you will be brought down to Sheol, to the lowest depths of the Pit.
Psalm 38:12
Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.
Psalm 55:23
But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.
Psalm 70:2
May those who seek my life be ashamed and confounded; may those who wish me harm be repelled and humiliated.
Psalm 35:4
May those who seek my life be disgraced and put to shame; may those who plan to harm me be driven back and confounded.

Parallels

2 Samuel 15:30–37

Glossary

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Psalm 63:9

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