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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But God will smash the heads of his enemies, crushing the skulls of those who love their guilty ways.

Context of Psalms 68:21

19Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. 20Our God is a God who saves; from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death. Surely God will crush the heads of his enemies, the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins. 22The Lord says, “I will bring them from Bashan; I will bring them from the depths of the sea, 23that your feet may wade in the blood of your foes, while the tongues of your dogs have their share.”

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 will judge the nations, heaping up the dead and crushing the rulers of the whole earth.
• Habakkuk 3:13You came out to deliver your people, to save your anointed one. You crushed the leader of the land of wickedness, you stripped him from head to foot.
• Mark 12:4Then he sent another servant to them; they struck this man on the head and treated him shamefully.
• Psalms 55:23But you, God, will bring down the wicked into the pit of decay; the bloodthirsty and deceitful will not live out half their days. But as for me, I trust in you.
• Psalms 68:18When you ascended on high, you took many captives; you received gifts from people, even from the rebellious— that you, Lord God, might dwell there.
• Psalms 7:12If he does not relent, he will sharpen his sword; he will bend and string his bow.
• Proverbs 1:24But since you refuse to listen when I call and no one pays attention when I stretch out my hand,
• Ezekiel 18:27But if a wicked person turns away from the wickedness they have committed and does what is just and right, they will save their life.
• Luke 13:5I tell you, no! But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”
• Hebrews 2:1We must pay the most careful attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
• Hebrews 12:25See to it that you do not refuse him who speaks. If they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?
• Revelation 2:14Nevertheless, I have a few things against you: There are some among you who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to entice the Israelites to sin so that they ate food sacrificed to idols and committed 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