Psalm 68:21 “Surely God will crush the heads of His enemies, the hairy crowns of th…”

Psalm 68:21

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

But God will smite through the head of his enemies, The hairy scalp of such a one as goeth on still in his guiltiness.

Geneva Bible 1599

Surely God will wound the head of his enemies, and the hearie pate of him that walketh in his sinnes.

Darby Translation

Verily God will smite the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of him that goeth on still in his trespasses.

Young's Literal Translation

Only — God doth smite The head of His enemies, The hairy crown of a habitual walker in his guilt.

Bible in Basic English

The heads of the haters of God will be crushed; even the head of him who still goes on in his evil ways.

.mt-body { max-height: none !important; -webkit-mask-image: none !important; mask-image: none !important; } .mt-bar { display: none !important; } .o-trans::after { display: block !important; }

Cross references

“God”

Habakkuk 3:13 Psalm 110:6 Mark 12:4

Habakkuk 3:13 · BSB

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

Psalm 110:6 · BSB

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

Mark 12:4 · BSB

Then he sent them another servant, and they struck him over the head and treated him shamefully.

“the hairy”

Psalm 55:23

Psalm 55:23 · BSB

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.

“of such”

Psalm 7:12 Luke 13:5 Ezekiel 18:27–30 Hebrews 12:25 Revelation 2:14–16 Proverbs 1:24–33

Psalm 7:12 · BSB

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

Luke 13:5 · BSB

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

Ezekiel 18:27–30 · BSB

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

Hebrews 12:25 · BSB

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?

Revelation 2:14–16 · BSB

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 immo…

Proverbs 1:24–33 · BSB

Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

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

Read Psalm 68