King James Version
Psalms 68:21 in the King James Version says “But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 68 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.”
Psalms 68:21 · KJV
Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.
He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death.
But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea:
That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same. dipped: or, red
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“But God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
“shall wound”
H4272to dash asunder; by implication, to crush, smash or violently plunge; figuratively, to subdue or destroy
“the head”
H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
“of such an one as goeth on still”
H1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
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