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.
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.
- BSB But the king will rejoice in God; all who swear by Him will exult, for the mouths of liars will be shut.
- 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 6:13Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
- Ps 21:1The king shall joy in thy strength, O LORD; and in thy salvation how greatly shall he rejoice!
- Rom 3:19Now we know that what things soever the law saith, it saith to them who are under the law: that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
- Isa 65:16That he who blesseth himself in the earth shall bless himself in the God of truth; and he that sweareth in the earth shall swear by the God of truth; because the former troubles are forgotten, and because they are hid from mine eyes.
- Isa 45:23I have sworn by myself, the word is gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, That unto me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear.
- Heb 6:13For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself,
- Job 5:16So the poor hath hope, and iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
- Zeph 1:5And them that worship the host of heaven upon the housetops; and them that worship and that swear by the LORD, and that swear by Malcham;
- Titus 1:10–11For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:
- Ps 31:18Let the lying lips be put to silence; which speak grievous things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
- 1 Sam 24:20And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.
- 1 Sam 23:17And he said unto him, Fear not: for the hand of Saul my father shall not find thee; and thou shalt be king over Israel, and I shall be next unto thee; and that also Saul my father knoweth.
- Isa 19:18In that day shall five cities in the land of Egypt speak the language of Canaan, and swear to the LORD of hosts; one shall be called, The city of destruction.
- Ps 107:42The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
- Ps 2:6Yet have I set my king upon my holy hill of Zion.
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