God’s Word Translation
Psalms 68:23
23so that you, ⌞my people,⌟ may bathe your feet in blood and the tongues of your dogs may lick the blood of your enemies.”
Psalms 68:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.
- New International Version (NIV)that your feet may wade in the blood of your foes, while the tongues of your dogs have their share.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)that you may strike your feet in their blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from the foe."
- New King James Version (NKJV)That your foot may crush them in blood, And the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies.”
Context of Psalms 68:23
21Certainly, God will crush the heads of his enemies ⌞and destroy even⌟ the hair on the heads of those who continue to be guilty. 22The Lord said, “I will bring them back from Bashan. I will bring them back from the depths of the sea so that you, ⌞my people,⌟ may bathe your feet in blood and the tongues of your dogs may lick the blood of your enemies.” 24Your festival processions, O God, can be seen by everyone. They are the processions for my God, my king, into the holy place. 25The singers are in front. The musicians are behind them. The young women beating tambourines are between them.
Read all of Psalms 68Psalms 68:23 word by word
לְמַ֤עַן׀ תִּֽמְחַ֥ץ רַגְלְךָ֗ בְּ֫דָ֥ם לְשׁ֥וֹן כְּלָבֶ֑יךָ מֵאֹיְבִ֥ים מִנֵּֽהוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 68:23
- Psalms 58:10Righteous people will rejoice when they see ⌞God⌟ take revenge. They will wash their feet in the blood of wicked people.
- Isaiah 63:1Who is this coming from Bozrah in Edom with his clothes stained bright red? Who is this dressed in splendor, going forward with great strength? “It is I, the Lord. I am coming to announce my victory. I am powerful enough to save ⌞you⌟.”
- 1 Kings 21:19Tell him, ‘This is what the Lord asks: Have you murdered someone just to confiscate ⌞a vineyard⌟?’ Then tell him, ‘This is what the Lord says: At the place where the dogs licked up Naboth’s blood, the dogs will lick up your blood.’ ”
- 1 Kings 22:38His chariot was washed at the pool of Samaria, where the prostitutes bathed. The dogs licked up his blood, as the Lord had predicted.
- 2 Kings 9:33He said, “Throw her down.” They threw her down, and some of her blood splattered on the wall and the horses. The horses trampled her.
- Revelation 19:17I saw an angel standing in the sun. He cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come! Gather for the great banquet of God.
Commentaries on Psalms 68:23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23That thy foot may be dipped in the blood - God will make such a slaughter among his enemies, the Amorites, that thou shalt walk over their dead bodies; and beasts of prey shall feed upon them.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies - Margin, “red.” A more literal rendering would be, “That thou mayest crush - thy foot in blood - the tongue of thy dogs from the enemies, from him.” The idea of “dipping” the foot in blood is not in the passage directly; but the leading thought is that of “crushing” the enemy. It is then “added” that the foot would be in blood. So of the tongue of the dogs. The “meaning” is, that the tongues of…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-28Verses 22-28 The victories with which God blessed David over the enemies of Israel, are types of Christ's victory, for himself and for all believers. Those who take him for theirs, may see him acting as their God, as their King, for their good, and in answer to their prayers; especially in and by his word and ordinances. The kingdom of the Messiah shall be submitted to by all the rulers and learned in the world. The people seem to address the king, ver…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-35This prayer for God's victorious rule describes God's journey from Sinai to Zion (Psalm 68:7, 16–18, 24). He saved Israel from Egypt, led them through the wilderness, brought them to the promised land, and established his kingdom. He is a caring and victorious God, whose nature does not change. Therefore, the faithful hope and rejoice in the promise of God's universal rule.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-351-3. Compare Nu 10:35; Psa 1:4; 22:14, on the figures here used. before him--as in Psa 68:2, from His presence, as dreaded; but in Psa 68:3, in His presence, as under His protection (Psa 61:7).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 68
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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