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Psalms 68:21

68:20 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.

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But God will strike through the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of such a one as still continues in his guiltiness.

But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.

But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goes on still in his trespasses.

68:22 The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea:

What does Psalms 68:21 mean?

Psalms 68:21 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym), מָחַץ (mâchats), רֹאשׁ (rôʼsh).

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Godאֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/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 deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
shall
woundמָחַץmâchats/maw-khats'/H4272to dash asunder; by implication, to crush, smash or violently plunge; figuratively, to subdue or destroy
the
headרֹאשׁrôʼsh/roshe/H7218the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
of
his
enemies,אֹיֵבʼôyêb/o-yabe'/H341hating; an adversary
and
the
hairyשֵׂעָרsêʻâr/say-awr'/H8181hair (as if tossed or bristling)
scalpקׇדְקֹדqodqôd/kod-kode'/H6936the crown of the head (as the part most bowed)
of
such
an
one
as
goeth
on
stillהָלַךְhâlak/haw-lak'/H1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
in
his
trespasses.אָשָׁםʼâshâm/aw-shawm'/H817guilt; by implication, a fault; also a sin-offering

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Genesis 49:26

The blessings of thy father have prevailed above the blessings of my progenitors unto the utmost bound of the everlasting hills: they shall be on the head of Joseph, and on the crown of the head of him that was separate from his brethren.

Genesis 8:5

And the waters decreased continually until the tenth month: in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, were the tops of the mountains seen. decreased: Heb. were in going and decreasing

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What does Psalms 68:21 say?

Psalms 68:21 (King James Version) reads: "But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses."

Is Psalms 68:21 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 68:21 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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