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Psalm 68:21
Only--God doth smite The head of His enemies, The hairy crown of a habitual walker in his guilt.
Psalm 68:21 · Young's Literal Translation
Psalm 68:21 in other translations
But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
Surely God will crush the heads of His enemies, the hairy crowns of those who persist in guilty ways.
But God will strike through the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of such a one as still continues in his guiltiness.
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In context
18 Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast taken captive captivity, Thou hast taken gifts for men, That even the refractory may rest, O Jah God.
19 Blessed is the Lord, day by day He layeth on us. God Himself is our salvation. Selah.
20 God Himself is to us a God for deliverances, And Jehovah Lord hath the outgoings of death.
21 Only--God doth smite The head of His enemies, The hairy crown of a habitual walker in his guilt.
22 The Lord said: `From Bashan I bring back, I bring back from the depths of the sea.
23 So that thou dashest thy foot in blood, In the blood of enemies--the tongue of Thy dogs.'
24 They have seen Thy goings, O God, Goings of my God, my king, in the sanctuary.
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