Psalms 68:21

Psalms 68:21 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
• New International Version (NIV)Surely God will crush the heads of his enemies, the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But God will strike the heads of his enemies, the hairy crown of him who walks in his guilty ways.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But God will wound the head of His enemies, The hairy scalp of the one who still goes on in his trespasses.

Context of Psalms 68:21

19The Lord deserves praise! Day after day he carries our burden, the God who delivers us. (Selah) 20Our God is a God who delivers; the Lord, the sovereign Lord, can rescue from death. Indeed God strikes the heads of his enemies, the hairy foreheads of those who persist in rebellion. 22The Lord says, “I will retrieve them from Bashan, I will bring them back from the depths of the sea, 23so that your feet may stomp in their blood, and your dogs may eat their portion of the enemies’ corpses.”

Psalms 68:21 word by word

אַךְ־אֱלֹהִ֗ים יִמְחַץ֮ רֹ֤אשׁ אֹ֫יְבָ֥יו קָדְקֹ֥ד שֵׂעָ֑ר מִ֝תְהַלֵּ֗ךְ בַּאֲשָׁמָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• shall woundמָחַץmâchats · to woundH4272
• the headרֹאשׁrô'sh · headH7218
• of his enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
• the hairyשֵׂעָרώê‛âr ώa‛ar · hairH8181
• scalpקׇדְקֹדqodqôd · crownH6936
• of such an one as goeth on stillהָלַךְhâlak · to go: walkH1980
• in his trespassesאָשָׁם'âshâm · guilt (offering)H817

Cross-references for Psalms 68:21

• Psalms 110:6He executes judgment against the nations; he fills the valleys with corpses; he shatters their heads over the vast battlefield.
• Habakkuk 3:13You march out to deliver your people, to deliver your special servant. You strike the leader of the wicked nation, laying him open from the lower body to the neck. Selah.
• Mark 12:4So he sent another slave to them again. This one they struck on the head and treated outrageously.
• Psalms 55:23But you, O God, will bring them down to the deep Pit. Violent and deceitful people will not live even half a normal lifespan. But as for me, I trust in you.
• Psalms 68:18You ascend on high, you have taken many captives. You receive tribute from men, including even sinful rebels. Indeed the Lord God lives there!
• Psalms 7:12If a person does not repent, God sharpens his sword and prepares to shoot his bow.
• Proverbs 1:24However, because I called but you refused to listen, because I stretched out my hand but no one paid attention,
• Ezekiel 18:27When a wicked person turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will preserve his life.
• Luke 13:5No, I tell you! But unless you repent you will all perish as well!”
• Hebrews 2:1Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
• Hebrews 12:25Take care not to refuse the one who is speaking! For if they did not escape when they refused the one who warned them on earth, how much less shall we, if we reject the one who warns from heaven?
• Revelation 2:14But I have a few things against you: You have some people there who follow the teaching of Balaam, who instructed Balak to put a stumbling block before the people of Israel so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.

Commentaries on Psalms 68:21

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 21The hairy scalp - שער קדקד kodkod sear . Does this mean any thing like the Indian scalping? Or does it refer to a crest on a helmet or headcap? I suppose the latter.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 21But God shall wound the head of his enemies - More properly, “God shall crush the head,” etc. The idea is that of complete destruction, - as, if the head is crushed, life becomes ex tinct. See Genesis 3:15; compare Psalm 110:6. And the hairy scalp - More literally, “the top of the hair.” The Hebrew word used here for “scalp” means the vertex, the top, the crown, as of the head, where the hair “divides itself;” and the idea is properly, “the dividing of…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-21Verses 15-21 The ascension of Christ must here be meant, and thereto it is applied, Ep 4:8. He received as the purchase of his death, the gifts needful for the conversion of sinners, and the salvation of believers. These he continually bestows, even on rebellious men, that the Lord God might dwell among them, as their Friend and Father. He gave gifts to men. Having received power to give eternal life, the Lord Jesus bestows it on as many as were given…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 21God will crush the heads of His enemies: Compare Genesis 3:15.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2119-21. God daily and fully supplies us. The issues or escapes from death are under His control, who is the God that saves us, and destroys His and our enemies.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 68:21

• Impenitence
• Wicked (People)

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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