63:11 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
45:23 I solemnly make this oath 4 –
what I say is true and reliable: 5
‘Surely every knee will bow to me,
every tongue will solemnly affirm; 6
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.
4 tn Heb “I swear by myself”; KJV, NASB “have sworn.”
5 tn Heb “a word goes out from my mouth [in] truth and will not return.”
6 tn Heb “swear” (so KJV, NAB, NIV, NRSV); NLT “confess allegiance.”