Key Verse Spotlight
Psalms 68:21 — Meaning and Application
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.”
Psalms 68:21
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
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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