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Psalm 63:10 They will fall to the power of the sword; they will become a portion for foxes.
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they shall be a portion for jackals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/63.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will fall to the power of the sword; they will become a portion for foxes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/63.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/63.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They shall fall by the sword; They shall be a portion for jackals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/63.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will be turned over to the power of the sword; They will be a prey for foxes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/63.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />They will be delivered over to the power of the sword; They will be a prey for foxes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/63.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />They will be delivered over to the power of the sword; They will be a prey for foxes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/63.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They will be delivered over to the power of the sword; They will be a portion for foxes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/63.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They will be given over to the power of the sword; They will be a prey for foxes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/63.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will be given over to the power of the sword; they will become a meal for jackals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/63.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will be given over to the power of the sword; they will become the jackals’ prey. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/63.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They shall be given over to the power of the sword: They shall be a portion for foxes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/63.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Swords will run them through, and wild dogs will eat them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/63.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They shall be given over to the power of the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/63.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They will be cut down by swords. Their dead bodies will be left as food for jackals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/63.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They will be killed in battle, and their bodies eaten by wolves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/63.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />May they be given over to the power of the sword; may they become carrion for jackals.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/63.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They will fall to the power of the sword; they will become a portion for foxes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/63.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Each one will be handed over to the sword; their corpses will be eaten by jackals. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/63.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They shall be given over to the power of the sword. They shall be jackal food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/63.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/63.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They shall be given over to the power of the sword. They shall be jackal food. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/63.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They cause him to run on the edge of the sword, "" They are a portion for foxes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/63.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> They cause him to run on the edge of the sword, A portion for foxes they are.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/63.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />They shall deliver to the hands of the sword; they shall be a portion of foxes.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/63.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They shall be delivered into the hands of the sword, they shall be the portions of foxes. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/63.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 62:11>They will be delivered into the hand of the sword. They will be the portions of foxes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/63.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Those who would hand over my life to the sword shall become the prey of jackals! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/63.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />they shall be given over to the power of the sword, they shall be prey for jackals.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/63.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They shall fall by the sword; they shall be a portion for foxes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/63.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They are given up to the sword and they shall be food for foxes.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/63.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />They shall be hurled to the power of the sword; They shall be a portion for foxes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/63.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They shall be delivered up to the power of the sword; they shall be portions for foxes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/63-10.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=7417" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/63.htm">Thirsting for God</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">9</span>But those who seek my life to destroy it will go into the depths of the earth. <span class="reftext">10</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5064.htm" title="5064: yag·gî·ru·hū (V-Hifil-Imperf-3mp:: 3ms) -- A primitive root; to flow; figuratively, to stretch out; causatively, to pour out or down; figuratively, to deliver over.">They will fall</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yə·ḏê- (N-fdc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">the power</a> <a href="/hebrew/2719.htm" title="2719: ḥā·reḇ (N-fs) -- A sword. From charab; drought; also a cutting instrument, as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement.">of the sword;</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: yih·yū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">they will become</a> <a href="/hebrew/4521.htm" title="4521: mə·nāṯ (N-fsc) -- Portion. From manah; an allotment.">a portion</a> <a href="/hebrew/7776.htm" title="7776: šu·‘ā·lîm (N-mp) -- Fox, perhaps jackal. Or shunal; from the same as sho'al; a jackal.">for foxes.</a> </span><span class="reftext">11</span>But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-2.htm">Isaiah 34:2-3</a></span><br />The LORD is angry with all the nations and furious with all their armies. He will devote them to destruction; He will give them over to slaughter. / Their slain will be left unburied, and the stench of their corpses will rise; the mountains will flow with their blood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/32-27.htm">Ezekiel 32:27</a></span><br />They do not lie down with the fallen warriors of old, who went down to Sheol with their weapons of war, whose swords were placed under their heads, whose shields rested on their bones, although the terror of the mighty was once in the land of the living.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-33.htm">Jeremiah 25:33</a></span><br />Those slain by the LORD on that day will be spread from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned, gathered, or buried. They will be like dung lying on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/17-46.htm">1 Samuel 17:46</a></span><br />This day the LORD will deliver you into my hand. This day I will strike you down, cut off your head, and give the carcasses of the Philistine army to the birds of the air and the creatures of the earth. Then the whole world will know that there is a God in Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/18-7.htm">2 Samuel 18:7-8</a></span><br />There the people of Israel were defeated by David’s servants, and the slaughter was great that day—twenty thousand men. / The battle spread over the whole countryside, and that day the forest devoured more people than the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/14-11.htm">1 Kings 14:11</a></span><br />Anyone belonging to Jeroboam who dies in the city will be eaten by dogs, and anyone who dies in the field will be eaten by the birds of the air.’ For the LORD has spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-36.htm">2 Kings 9:36-37</a></span><br />So they went back and told Jehu, who replied, “This is the word of the LORD, which He spoke through His servant Elijah the Tishbite: ‘On the plot of ground at Jezreel the dogs will devour the flesh of Jezebel. / And Jezebel’s body will lie like dung in the field on the plot of ground at Jezreel, so that no one can say: This is Jezebel.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/16-4.htm">Jeremiah 16:4</a></span><br />“They will die from deadly diseases. They will not be mourned or buried, but will lie like dung on the ground. They will be finished off by sword and famine, and their corpses will become food for the birds of the air and beasts of the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/39-17.htm">Ezekiel 39:17-20</a></span><br />And as for you, son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says: Call out to every kind of bird and to every beast of the field: ‘Assemble and come together from all around to the sacrificial feast that I am preparing for you, a great feast on the mountains of Israel. There you will eat flesh and drink blood. / You will eat the flesh of the mighty and drink the blood of the princes of the earth as though they were rams, lambs, goats, and bulls—all the fattened animals of Bashan. / At the sacrifice I am preparing, you will eat fat until you are gorged and drink blood until you are drunk. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-17.htm">Revelation 19:17-18</a></span><br />Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, / so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-28.htm">Matthew 24:28</a></span><br />Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/17-37.htm">Luke 17:37</a></span><br />“Where, Lord?” they asked. Jesus answered, “Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-21.htm">Revelation 19:21</a></span><br />And the rest were killed with the sword that proceeded from the mouth of the One seated on the horse. And all the birds gorged themselves on their flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/39-30.htm">Job 39:30</a></span><br />His young ones feast on blood; and where the slain are, there he is.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-24.htm">Isaiah 66:24</a></span><br />“As they go forth, they will see the corpses of the men who have rebelled against Me; for their worm will never die, their fire will never be quenched, and they will be a horror to all mankind.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.</p><p class="hdg">They shall fall [heb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/26-10.htm">1 Samuel 26:10</a></b></br> David said furthermore, <i>As</i> the LORD liveth, the LORD shall smite him; or his day shall come to die; or he shall descend into battle, and perish.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/31-1.htm">1 Samuel 31:1-6</a></b></br> Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/18-21.htm">Jeremiah 18:21</a></b></br> Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their <i>blood</i> by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and <i>be</i> widows; and let their men be put to death; <i>let</i> their young men <i>be</i> slain by the sword in battle.</p><p class="hdg">a portion</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/songs/2-15.htm">Song of Solomon 2:15</a></b></br> Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines <i>have</i> tender grapes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/39-4.htm">Ezekiel 39:4,17-20</a></b></br> Thou shalt fall upon the mountains of Israel, thou, and all thy bands, and the people that <i>is</i> with thee: I will give thee unto the ravenous birds of every sort, and <i>to</i> the beasts of the field to be devoured… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/revelation/19-17.htm">Revelation 19:17,18</a></b></br> And I saw an angel standing in the sun; and he cried with a loud voice, saying to all the fowls that fly in the midst of heaven, Come and gather yourselves together unto the supper of the great God; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/56-5.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/58-9.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/psalms/60-5.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/job/2-8.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/psalms/57-6.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/psalms/63-5.htm">Food</a> <a href="/judges/15-5.htm">Foxes</a> <a href="/psalms/37-24.htm">Hurled</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-13.htm">Jackal</a> <a href="/psalms/44-19.htm">Jackals</a> <a href="/psalms/60-6.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/psalms/63-2.htm">Power</a> <a href="/psalms/22-13.htm">Prey</a> <a href="/psalms/59-4.htm">Run</a> <a href="/psalms/57-4.htm">Sword</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/63-11.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/psalms/69-4.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/psalms/69-14.htm">Delivered</a> <a href="/psalms/89-43.htm">Edge</a> <a href="/psalms/64-8.htm">Fall</a> <a href="/psalms/69-10.htm">Food</a> <a href="/songs/2-15.htm">Foxes</a> <a href="/psalms/79-12.htm">Hurled</a> <a href="/micah/1-8.htm">Jackal</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-21.htm">Jackals</a> <a href="/psalms/68-23.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/psalms/65-5.htm">Power</a> <a href="/psalms/76-4.htm">Prey</a> <a href="/psalms/68-31.htm">Run</a> <a href="/psalms/64-3.htm">Sword</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 63</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/63-1.htm">David's thirst for God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/63-4.htm">His manner of blessing God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/63-9.htm">His confidence of his enemies' destruction, and his own safety</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The Hebrew root word for "fall" is "נָפַל" (naphal), which often conveys a sense of being overthrown or defeated. In the historical context of ancient Israel, falling by the sword was a common fate for those who opposed God's anointed. This phrase serves as a reminder of the ultimate justice and sovereignty of God, who ensures that those who rise against His purposes will not stand.<p><b>to the power of the sword</b><br />The "sword" in biblical times was a symbol of military power and divine judgment. The Hebrew word "חֶרֶב" (chereb) is used here, indicating not just a physical weapon but also a metaphor for God's judgment. In the ancient Near East, the sword was a common instrument of warfare and execution, representing the finality of God's justice. This phrase underscores the belief that God will use earthly means to execute His divine will, ensuring that His enemies are subdued.<p><b>they will become</b><br />This phrase indicates a transformation or change in state. The Hebrew verb "הָיָה" (hayah) is used, which means "to become" or "to come to pass." It suggests a transition from one condition to another, often used in the context of God's transformative power. Here, it implies that those who oppose God will not only be defeated but will also be reduced to a state of desolation and disgrace.<p><b>the portion of jackals</b><br />In the ancient world, jackals were scavengers, often associated with desolation and abandonment. The Hebrew word "שׁוּעָל" (shual) refers to these creatures that inhabit deserted places. This phrase paints a vivid picture of the aftermath of divine judgment, where the defeated are left in a state of ruin, consumed by the wilderness. It serves as a stark warning of the consequences of opposing God, highlighting the futility of rebellion against His divine order. The imagery of becoming "the portion of jackals" emphasizes the complete and utter desolation that awaits those who defy the Lord.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/63.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(10) <span class= "bld">Shall fall.</span>--See margin. But more literally, <span class= "ital">they shall pour him on to the hands of the sword, </span>where the suffix <span class= "ital">him </span>is collective of the enemy, and the meaning is, "they shall be given over to the power of the sword." (Comp. <a href="/jeremiah/18-21.htm" title="Therefore deliver up their children to the famine, and pour out their blood by the force of the sword; and let their wives be bereaved of their children, and be widows; and let their men be put to death; let their young men be slain by the sword in battle.">Jeremiah 18:21</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/35-5.htm" title="Because you have had a perpetual hatred, and have shed the blood of the children of Israel by the force of the sword in the time of their calamity, in the time that their iniquity had an end:">Ezekiel 35:5</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">Foxes</span> <span class= "bld">. . .</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">jackals. </span>Heb., <span class= "ital">shualim. </span>(See Note, <a href="/songs/2-15.htm" title="Take us the foxes, the little foxes, that spoil the vines: for our vines have tender grapes.">Song of Solomon 2:15</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/63.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 10.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">They shall fall by the sword;</span> <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. in battle - the natural end of those who stir up civil strife. <span class="cmt_word">They shall be a portion for foxes;</span> rather, <span class="accented">for jackals</span> (see <a href="/2_samuel/18-6.htm">2 Samuel 18:6-8</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/63-10.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They will fall</span><br /><span class="heb">יַגִּירֻ֥הוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yag·gî·ru·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5064.htm">Strong's 5064: </a> </span><span class="str2">To flow, to stretch out, to pour out, down, to deliver over</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the power</span><br /><span class="heb">יְדֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḏê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the sword;</span><br /><span class="heb">חָ֑רֶב</span> <span class="translit">(ḥā·reḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2719.htm">Strong's 2719: </a> </span><span class="str2">Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they will become</span><br /><span class="heb">יִהְיֽוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yih·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the portion</span><br /><span class="heb">מְנָ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(mə·nāṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4521.htm">Strong's 4521: </a> </span><span class="str2">An allotment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of jackals.</span><br /><span class="heb">שֻׁעָלִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(šu·‘ā·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7776.htm">Strong's 7776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fox, perhaps jackal</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/63-10.htm">Psalm 63:10 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/63-10.htm">Psalm 63:10 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/63-10.htm">Psalm 63:10 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/63-10.htm">Psalm 63:10 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/63-10.htm">Psalm 63:10 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/63-10.htm">Psalm 63:10 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/63-10.htm">Psalm 63:10 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/63-10.htm">Psalm 63:10 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/63-10.htm">Psalm 63:10 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/63-10.htm">Psalm 63:10 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/63-10.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 63:10 They shall be given over to (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/63-9.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 63:9"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 63:9" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/63-11.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 63:11"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 63:11" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>