Psalms 63:10

"They shall be given over to the power of the sword. They shall be jackal food."

Key Reflection

This verse symbolizes those who oppose God's people being delivered to their enemies, facing violence and death represented by "the power of the sword." Being likened to "jackal food" underscores their complete vulnerability and ultimate destruction in the face of divine judgment.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

They shall fall by the sword -Margin, They shall make him run out like water by the hands of the sword. The word rendered in the text “they shall fall,” and in the margin “they shall make him run out” -נגרnâgar- means properly, to flow, to pour out, as water; and then, to pour out; then, to give up or deliver. The idea here is that of delivering over, as one pours out water from a basin or pitcher: they shall be delivered over to the sword. The original rendered “sword” is, as in the margin, “by the hands of the sword;” that is, the sword is represented as accomplishing its purpose as if it had hands. The sword shall slay them.

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