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Psalm 63:11
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.
9But those who seek my soul to destroy it shall go into the lower parts of the earth.
10They shall be given over to the power of the sword. They shall be jackal food.
11But 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.
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The king’s joy in God follows words of death by the sword, so the silencing of lies carries the weight of judgment.
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Deuteronomy 6:13You shall fear the LORD your God; and you shall serve him, and shall swear by his name.Both passages connect swearing by God with devotion to him, expressed through service in Deuteronomy and praise in the psalm.
Psalm 21:1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. The king rejoices in your strength, LORD! How greatly he rejoices in your salvation!Both psalms describe the king rejoicing in God, with Psalm 21 naming God’s strength and salvation as reasons for joy.
Deuteronomy 10:20You shall fear the LORD your God. You shall serve him. You shall cling to him, and you shall swear by his name.Swearing by God appears in both passages alongside expressions of devotion: praise in the psalm, service and clinging to God in Deuteronomy.
Psalm 107:42The upright will see it, and be glad. All the wicked will shut their mouths.Both passages join gladness with the shutting of mouths, identifying those silenced as liars or the wicked.
Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever things the law says, it speaks to those who are under the law, that every mouth may be closed, and all the world may be brought under …Both speak of mouths being closed, though Romans extends the scope to the whole world under God’s judgment.
Isaiah 45:23I have sworn by myself. The word has gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and will not be revoked, that to me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall take …Both passages speak of oaths directed toward God, with Isaiah declaring that every tongue shall take an oath.
Isaiah 65:16so that he who blesses himself on the earth will bless himself in the God of truth; and he who swears on the earth will swear by the God of truth; because the …Both connect swearing by God with honoring him, and Isaiah names him as the God of truth.
Psalm 4:2You sons of men, how long shall my glory be turned into dishonor? Will you love vanity and seek after falsehood? Selah.Both confront falsehood: Psalm 4 questions those who seek it, while Psalm 63 declares that lying mouths shall be silenced.
Titus 1:11whose mouths must be stopped: men who overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for dishonest gain’s sake.Both speak of mouths being stopped, with Titus naming harmful teaching for dishonest gain as the reason.
Psalm 31:18Let the lying lips be mute, which speak against the righteous insolently, with pride and contempt.Psalm 31 asks for lying lips to become mute; Psalm 63 declares that those who speak lies shall be silenced.
Hebrews 6:13For when God made a promise to Abraham, since he could swear by no one greater, he swore by himself,Both concern swearing by God, though Hebrews describes God himself taking an oath because no one is greater.
2 Kings 5:26He said to him, “Didn’t my heart go with you when the man turned from his chariot to meet you? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and …The connection is limited: Psalm 63 condemns lying speech, while the speaker in Kings challenges the receiving of goods.
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The promise that lying mouths will be silenced offers hope when falsehood seems to prevail. The verse leaves the king’s joy rooted in God.
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