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Psalms 68:21

19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God of our salvation. Selah

20 Our God is a God of deliverance; the Lord GOD is our rescuer from death.

Surely God will crush the heads of His enemies, the hairy crowns of those who persist in guilty ways.

22 The Lord said, “I will retrieve them from Bashan, I will bring them up from the depths of the sea,

23 that your foot may be dipped in the blood of your foes— the tongues of your dogs in the same.”

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Surely God will crush the heads of His enemies, the hairy crowns of those who persist in guilty ways.
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.
WEB
But God will strike through the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of such a one as still continues in his guiltiness.
ASV
But God will smite through the head of his enemies, The hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his guiltiness.
DARBY
Verily God will smite the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of him that goeth on still in his trespasses.
BLB
Surely God will wound the head of His enemies, the hairy crown of the one walking in his guilt.
ÅB
Ja, Gud knuser sine fienders hode, den hårrike isse på ham som vandrer i sin syndeskyld.
OTB
Gud vil sikkert knuse hodene til sine fiender,
Den hårete kronen til dem som vedvarer i sine synder.
B1930
Ja, Gud knuser sine fienders hode, den hårrike isse på ham som vandrer i sin syndeskyld.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Habakkuk 3:13

    You went forth for the salvation of Your people, to save Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked and stripped him from head to toe. Selah

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  • Psalms 7:12

    If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow.

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  • Luke 13:5

    No, I tell you. But unless you repent, you too will all perish.”

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  • Psalms 110:6

    He will judge the nations, heaping up the dead; He will crush the leaders far and wide.

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  • Revelation 2:14–16

    But I have a few things against you, because some of you hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to place a stumbling block before the Israelites so they would eat food sacrificed to idols and commit sexual immorality.

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  • Ezekiel 18:27–30

    But if a wicked man turns from the wickedness he has committed and does what is just and right, he will save his life.

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  • Hebrews 12:25

    See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?

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  • Psalms 55:23

    But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.

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