But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.
Parallel translations
- WEB 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.
- KJV But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall 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.
- NASB But the king will rejoice in God; Everyone who swears by Him will boast, For the mouths of those who speak lies will be stopped.
- NLT But the king will rejoice in God. All who swear to tell the truth will praise him, while liars will be silenced.
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Quick answer
The king will rejoice in God, and all who swear by him will praise him, while liars are silenced. The psalm ends with the triumph of truth and worship over deceit.
Overview
David, the king, anticipates rejoicing in God along with all the faithful, as the mouths of liars are stopped. Truth and praise prevail over falsehood and opposition. This points ahead to the reign of the true King, Christ, in whom God's people rejoice and before whom every lie is finally silenced.
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- Deut 6:13Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.
- Ps 21:1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. O LORD, the king rejoices in Your strength. How greatly he exults in Your salvation!
- Rom 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.
- Isa 65:16Whoever invokes a blessing in the land will do so by the God of truth, and whoever takes an oath in the land will swear by the God of truth. For the former troubles will be forgotten and hidden from My sight.
- Isa 45:23By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.
- Heb 6:13When God made His promise to Abraham, since He had no one greater to swear by, He swore by Himself,
- Job 5:16So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
- Zeph 1:5those who bow on the rooftops to worship the host of heaven, those who bow down and swear by the LORD but also swear by Milcom,
- Titus 1:10–11For many are rebellious and full of empty talk and deception, especially those of the circumcision,
- Ps 31:18May lying lips be silenced—lips that speak with arrogance against the righteous, full of pride and contempt.
- 1 Sam 24:20Now I know for sure that you will be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hands.
- 1 Sam 23:17saying, “Do not be afraid, for my father Saul will never lay a hand on you. And you will be king over Israel, and I will be your second-in-command. Even my father Saul knows this is true.”
- Isa 19:18In that day five cities in the land of Egypt will speak the language of Canaan and swear allegiance to the LORD of Hosts. One of them will be called the City of the Sun.
- Ps 107:42The upright see and rejoice, and all iniquity shuts its mouth.
- Ps 2:6“I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.”
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