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Psalms 68:23

21 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,

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

24 They have seen Your procession, O God— the march of my God and King into the sanctuary.

25 The singers lead the way, the musicians follow after, among the maidens playing tambourines.

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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
that your foot may be dipped in the blood of your foes— the tongues of your dogs in the same.”
KJV
That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.
WEB
that you may crush them, dipping your foot in blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies.”
ASV
That thou mayest crush [them], [dipping] thy foot in blood, That the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from [thine] enemies.
DARBY
That thou mayest dip thy foot in blood: the tongue of thy dogs has its portion from enemies.
BLB
so that [you] may plunge your foot in the blood, [and] the tongue of your dogs have its portion from [your] enemies!”
ÅB
for at din fot må stampe i blod, dine hunders tunge få sin del av fiendene.
OTB
Slik at din fot kan vasse i deres blod,
Og tungen til dine hunder kan få sin del fra fiendene."
B1930
forat din fot må stampe i blod, dine hunders tunge få sin del av fiendene.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Kings 21:19

    Tell him that this is what the LORD says: ‘Have you not murdered a man and seized his land?’ Then tell him that this is also what the LORD says: ‘In the place where the dogs licked up the blood of Naboth, there also the dogs will lick up your blood—yes, yours!’”

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  • Psalms 58:10

    The righteous will rejoice when they see they are avenged; they will wash their feet in the blood of the wicked.

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  • 1 Kings 22:38

    And the chariot was washed at the pool of Samaria where the prostitutes bathed, and the dogs licked up Ahab’s blood, according to the word that the LORD had spoken.

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  • Revelation 19:17–21

    Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God,

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  • 2 Kings 9:33–37

    “Throw her down!” yelled Jehu. So they threw her down, and her blood splattered on the wall and on the horses as they trampled her underfoot.

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  • Isaiah 63:1–6

    Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”

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