Psalms 63:11
ContextNET © | But the king 1 will rejoice in God; everyone who takes oaths in his name 2 will boast, for the mouths of those who speak lies will be shut up. 3 |
NIV © | But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by God’s name will praise him, while the mouths of liars will be silenced. |
NASB © | 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. |
NLT © | But the king will rejoice in God. All who trust in him will praise him, while liars will be silenced. |
MSG © | But the king is glad in God; his true friends spread the joy, While small-minded gossips are gagged for good. |
BBE © | 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. |
NRSV © | But the king shall rejoice in God; all who swear by him shall exult, for the mouths of liars will be stopped. |
NKJV © | 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. |
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NET © | But the king 1 will rejoice in God; everyone who takes oaths in his name 2 will boast, for the mouths of those who speak lies will be shut up. 3 |
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1 sn The psalmist probably refers to himself in the third person here. 2 tn Heb “who swears [an oath] by him.” 3 tn The Niphal of this verb occurs only here and in Gen 8:2, where it is used of God “stopping” or “damming up” the great deep as he brought the flood to an end. |