Psalms 68:23

68:22 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

KJV

That you may crush them, dipping your foot in blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies.”

That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.

That your foot may be dipped in the blood of your enemies, and the tongue of your dogs in the same.

68:24 They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.

What does Psalms 68:23 mean?

Psalms 68:23 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include רֶגֶל (regel), מָחַץ (mâchats), דָּם (dâm).

Hebrew interlinear

That

thy

footרֶגֶלregel/reh'-gel/H7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda

may

dippedמָחַץmâchats/maw-khats'/H4272to dash asunder; by implication, to crush, smash or violently plunge; figuratively, to subdue or destroy

the

bloodדָּםdâm/dawm/H1818blood (as that which when shed causes death) of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively (especially in the plural) bloodshed (i.e. drops of blood)

thine

enemies,אֹיֵבʼôyêb/o-yabe'/H341hating; an adversary

and

the

tongueלָשׁוֹןlâshôwn/law-shone'/H3956the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)

thy

dogsכֶּלֶבkeleb/keh'-leb/H3611a dog; hence (by euphemism) a male prostitute

the

same.

dipped:

or,

red

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Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 68:23.

Exodus 11:7

But against any of the children of Israel shall not a dog move his tongue, against man or beast: that ye may know how that the LORD doth put a difference between the Egyptians and Israel.

Exodus 29:20

Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.

Exodus 4:25

Then Zipporah took a sharp stone, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet, and said, Surely a bloody husband art thou to me. sharp: or, knife cast: Heb. made it touch

Judges 7:5

So he brought down the people unto the water: and the LORD said unto Gideon, Every one that lappeth of the water with his tongue, as a dog lappeth, him shalt thou set by himself; likewise every one that boweth down upon his knees to drink.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 68:23 say?

Psalms 68:23 (King James Version) reads: "That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same. dipped: or, red"

Is Psalms 68:23 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 68:23 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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