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href="/bsb/psalms/68.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/68.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />that your feet may wade in the blood of your foes, while the tongues of your dogs have their share.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/68.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You, my people, will wash your feet in their blood, and even your dogs will get their share!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/68.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />that you may strike your feet in their blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from the foe.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/68.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />that your foot may be dipped in the blood of your foes—the tongues of your dogs in the same.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/68.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of <i>thine</i> enemies, <i>and</i> the tongue of thy dogs in the same.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/68.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />That your foot may crush <i>them</i> in blood, And the tongues of your dogs <i>may have</i> their portion from <i>your</i> enemies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/68.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So that your foot may shatter <i>them</i> in blood, <i>And</i> the tongue of your dogs <i>may have</i> its portion from <i>your</i> enemies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/68.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />That your foot may shatter them in blood, The tongue of your dogs may have its portion from your enemies.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/68.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />That your foot may shatter <i>them</i> in blood, The tongue of your dogs <i>may have</i> its portion from <i>your</i> enemies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/68.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />That your foot may crush <i>them</i> in blood, The tongue of your dogs <i>may have</i> its portion from <i>your</i> enemies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/68.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />That your foot may crush them in blood, That the tongue of your dogs <i>may have</i> its share from your enemies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/68.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />so that your foot may wade in blood and your dogs’ tongues may have their share from the enemies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/68.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />so that your foot may wade in blood and your dogs&#8217 tongues may have their share from the enemies.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/68.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />That thou mayest crush them, dipping thy foot in blood, That the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from thine enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/68.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then we could wash our feet in their blood, and our dogs could chew on their bones. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/68.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />That thou mayest dip thy foot in blood, that the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from thine enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/68.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />so that you, [my people,] may bathe your feet in blood and the tongues of your dogs may lick the blood of your enemies." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/68.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />so that you may wade in their blood, and your dogs may lap up as much as they want." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/68.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />that your feet may wade through blood. The tongues of your dogs will have their portions from your enemies."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/68.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />that your foot may be dipped in the blood of your foes?the tongues of your dogs in the same.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/68.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />so that your feet may stomp in their blood, and your dogs may eat their portion of the enemies' corpses." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/68.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />That you may crush them, dipping your foot in blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/68.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thy enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/68.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />that you may crush them, dipping your foot in blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/68.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />So that you dash your foot "" In the blood of enemies—the tongue of Your dogs.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/68.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> So that thou dashest thy foot in blood, In the blood of enemies -- the tongue of Thy dogs.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/68.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />So that thy foot shall shake in blood, the tongue of thy dogs from the enemies of him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/68.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thy enemies; the tongue of thy dogs be red with the same. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/68.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 67:24>so that your feet may be soaked in the blood of your enemies, so that the tongue of your dogs may be soaked with the same.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/68.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You will wash your feet in your enemy’s blood; the tongues of your dogs will lap it up.” <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/68.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />so that you may bathe your feet in blood, so that the tongues of your dogs may have their share from the foe.”<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/68.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />That thy foot shall be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/68.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because you will dip your foot and the tongue of your dogs in the blood of your enemies.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/68.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />That thy foot may wade through blood, That the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from thine enemies.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/68.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />That thy foot may be dipped in blood, <i>and</i> the tongue of thy dogs <i>be stained</i> with that of <i>thine</i> enemies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/68-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=8013" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/68.htm">God's Enemies Are Scattered</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">22</span>The Lord said, “I will retrieve them from Bashan, I will bring them up from the depths of the sea, <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/4616.htm" title="4616: lə·ma·‘an (Conj) -- From anah; properly, heed, i.e. Purpose; used only adverbially, on account of, teleologically, in order that.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/7272.htm" title="7272: raḡ·lə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Foot. From ragal; a foot; by implication, a step; by euphem. The pudenda.">your foot</a> <a href="/hebrew/4272.htm" title="4272: tim·ḥaṣ (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to dash asunder; by implication, to crush, smash or violently plunge; figuratively, to subdue or destroy.">may be dipped</a> <a href="/hebrew/1818.htm" title="1818: bə·ḏām (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Blood. From damam; blood of man or an animal; by analogy, the juice of the grape; figuratively bloodshed.">in the blood</a> <a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: mê·’ō·yə·ḇîm (Prep-m:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">of your foes—</a> <a href="/hebrew/3956.htm" title="3956: lə·šō·wn (N-csc) -- Tongue. Or lashon; also feminine lshonah; from lashan; the tongue, used literally, and figuratively.">the tongues</a> <a href="/hebrew/3611.htm" title="3611: kə·lā·ḇe·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- A dog. From an unused root means. To yelp, or else to attack; a dog; hence a male prostitute.">of your dogs</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: min·nê·hū (N-msc:: 3ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">in the same.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>They have seen Your procession, O God—the march of my God and King into the sanctuary.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-20.htm">Revelation 14:20</a></span><br />And the winepress was trodden outside the city, and the blood that flowed from it rose as high as the bridles of the horses for a distance of 1,600 stadia.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-3.htm">Isaiah 63:3</a></span><br />“I have trodden the winepress alone, and no one from the nations was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My fury; their blood spattered My garments, and all My clothes were stained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-13.htm">Revelation 19:13</a></span><br />He is dressed in a robe dipped in blood, and His name is The Word of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a></span><br />And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-42.htm">Deuteronomy 32:42</a></span><br />I will make My arrows drunk with blood, while My sword devours flesh—the blood of the slain and captives, the heads of the enemy leaders.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/46-10.htm">Jeremiah 46:10</a></span><br />For that day belongs to the Lord GOD of Hosts, a day of vengeance against His foes. The sword will devour until it is satisfied, until it is quenched with their blood. For the Lord GOD of Hosts will hold a sacrifice in the land of the north by the River Euphrates.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/39-17.htm">Ezekiel 39:17-19</a></span><br />And as for you, son of man, this is what the Lord GOD says: Call out to every kind of bird and to every beast of the field: ‘Assemble and come together from all around to the sacrificial feast that I am preparing for you, a great feast on the mountains of Israel. There you will eat flesh and drink blood. / You will eat the flesh of the mighty and drink the blood of the princes of the earth as though they were rams, lambs, goats, and bulls—all the fattened animals of Bashan. / At the sacrifice I am preparing, you will eat fat until you are gorged and drink blood until you are drunk.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-6.htm">Isaiah 34:6</a></span><br />The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-19.htm">Revelation 14:19</a></span><br />So the angel swung his sickle over the earth and gathered the grapes of the earth, and he threw them into the great winepress of God’s wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-17.htm">Revelation 19:17-18</a></span><br />Then I saw an angel standing in the sun, and he cried out in a loud voice to all the birds flying overhead, “Come, gather together for the great supper of God, / so that you may eat the flesh of kings and commanders and mighty men, of horses and riders, of everyone slave and free, small and great.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-6.htm">Isaiah 63:6</a></span><br />I trampled the nations in My anger; in My wrath I made them drunk and poured out their blood on the ground.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/23-24.htm">Numbers 23:24</a></span><br />Behold, the people rise like a lioness; they rouse themselves like a lion, not resting until they devour their prey and drink the blood of the slain.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/12-3.htm">Jeremiah 12:3</a></span><br />But You know me, O LORD; You see me and test my heart toward You. Drag away the wicked like sheep to the slaughter and set them apart for the day of carnage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/39-4.htm">Ezekiel 39:4</a></span><br />On the mountains of Israel you will fall—you and all your troops and the nations with you. I will give you as food to every kind of ravenous bird and wild beast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-26.htm">Isaiah 49:26</a></span><br />I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh; they will be drunk on their own blood, as with wine. Then all mankind will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">That your foot may be dipped in the blood of your enemies, and the tongue of your dogs in the same.</p><p class="hdg">That</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/58-10.htm">Psalm 58:10</a></b></br> The righteous shall rejoice when he seeth the vengeance: he shall wash his feet in the blood of the wicked.</p><p class="hdg">dipped [heb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1-6</a></b></br> Who <i>is</i> this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this <i>that is</i> glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save… </p><p class="hdg">the tongue</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/21-19.htm">1 Kings 21:19</a></b></br> And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, Hast thou killed, and also taken possession? And thou shalt speak unto him, saying, Thus saith the LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, even thine.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/22-38.htm">1 Kings 22:38</a></b></br> And <i>one</i> washed the chariot in the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood; and they washed his armour; according unto the word of the LORD which he spake.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/9-33.htm">2 Kings 9:33-37</a></b></br> And he said, Throw her down. So they threw her down: and <i>some</i> of her blood was sprinkled on the wall, and on the horses: and he trode her under foot… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/58-10.htm">Bathe</a> <a href="/psalms/59-2.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/psalms/68-21.htm">Crush</a> <a href="/job/9-31.htm">Dip</a> <a href="/2_kings/8-15.htm">Dipped</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-24.htm">Dipping</a> <a href="/psalms/59-14.htm">Dogs</a> <a href="/psalms/68-21.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/psalms/66-9.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/psalms/61-3.htm">Foe</a> <a href="/psalms/68-1.htm">Foes</a> <a href="/psalms/66-9.htm">Foot</a> <a href="/psalms/61-6.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/job/9-31.htm">Plunge</a> <a href="/psalms/63-10.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/job/16-16.htm">Red</a> <a href="/psalms/16-5.htm">Share</a> <a href="/psalms/68-21.htm">Shatter</a> <a href="/psalms/66-17.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/psalms/64-8.htm">Tongues</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-2.htm">Wade</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/7-4.htm">Bathe</a> <a href="/psalms/72-14.htm">Blood</a> <a href="/psalms/72-4.htm">Crush</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-14.htm">Dip</a> <a href="/matthew/26-23.htm">Dipped</a> <a href="/mark/14-20.htm">Dipping</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-22.htm">Dogs</a> <a href="/psalms/69-4.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/psalms/69-2.htm">Feet</a> <a href="/psalms/74-10.htm">Foe</a> <a href="/psalms/69-14.htm">Foes</a> <a href="/psalms/68-30.htm">Foot</a> <a href="/psalms/94-13.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/joel/2-8.htm">Plunge</a> <a href="/psalms/73-26.htm">Portion</a> <a href="/psalms/75-8.htm">Red</a> <a href="/psalms/69-27.htm">Share</a> <a href="/psalms/74-13.htm">Shatter</a> <a href="/psalms/71-24.htm">Tongue</a> <a href="/psalms/73-9.htm">Tongues</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-2.htm">Wade</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 68</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/68-1.htm">A prayer at the removing of the ark</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/68-4.htm">An exhortation to praise God for his mercies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/68-7.htm">for his care of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/68-19.htm">for his great works</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/68.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/68.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>that your foot may be dipped in the blood of your foes—</b><br>This phrase evokes imagery of complete victory over enemies, a common theme in biblical warfare narratives. In ancient Near Eastern culture, the act of treading upon the blood of foes symbolized total conquest and divine retribution. This imagery is reminiscent of God's promise to Israel that their enemies would be defeated before them (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-7.htm">Deuteronomy 28:7</a>). Theologically, it underscores God's sovereignty and justice in dealing with the wicked. The concept of bloodshed as a form of divine judgment is also seen in <a href="/revelation/14-20.htm">Revelation 14:20</a>, where the winepress of God's wrath results in blood flowing as high as a horse's bridle.<p><b>the tongues of your dogs in the same.</b><br>Dogs in ancient Israel were often seen as scavengers, and their presence in this context suggests the aftermath of a battle where the defeated are left unburied, a sign of disgrace and divine judgment (<a href="/1_kings/14-11.htm">1 Kings 14:11</a>). This imagery is used to emphasize the completeness of the victory and the humiliation of the enemies. In a broader biblical context, this can be seen as a type of the ultimate victory of Christ over evil, where even the most humble creatures partake in the triumph over God's adversaries. The reference to dogs also connects to the story of Jezebel, whose body was eaten by dogs as a fulfillment of prophecy (<a href="/2_kings/9-36.htm">2 Kings 9:36-37</a>), highlighting the certainty of God's prophetic word.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/68.htm">Psalm 68</a>, David is a central figure in the Old Testament, known for his role as a king, warrior, and psalmist.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies/foes.htm">Enemies/Foes</a></b><br>The adversaries of Israel, often representing those who oppose God's people and His purposes.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/d/dogs.htm">Dogs</a></b><br>In ancient Israel, dogs were often seen as scavengers, and their mention here symbolizes the complete defeat and humiliation of the enemies.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/battlefield.htm">Battlefield</a></b><br>The imagery of blood and victory suggests a battlefield where God's people triumph over their adversaries.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_deliverance.htm">God's Deliverance</a></b><br>The overarching event is God's deliverance and victory over the enemies of His people, showcasing His power and justice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_victory.htm">God's Sovereignty in Victory</a></b><br>God is sovereign over all battles, and His victory is assured. Believers can trust in His ultimate triumph over evil.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_spiritual_warfare.htm">The Reality of Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>The imagery of battle reminds us of the spiritual warfare we face. We must be vigilant and rely on God's strength.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/justice_and_judgment.htm">Justice and Judgment</a></b><br>God's justice is perfect, and His judgment on the wicked is righteous. We should seek to align ourselves with His will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_assurance_of_deliverance.htm">The Assurance of Deliverance</a></b><br>Just as God delivered Israel, He promises deliverance to His people today. We can find hope and confidence in His promises.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_in_victory.htm">Humility in Victory</a></b><br>While victory is assured, it is God who grants it. We must remain humble and give Him the glory for our successes.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/68.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(23) <span class= "bld">That thy foot.</span>--This makes an unnecessary transposition of a very involved sentence. The image is perfectly clear, though the syntax, as often happens in all languages, goes tripping itself up. The conqueror, after wading in the blood of his enemies, is met by the dogs, who lick his gory feet. With a change of one letter we may render, "That thou mayest wash thy foot in blood--yea, the tongue of thy dogs in (the blood of) thine enemies.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/68.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 23.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies;</span> <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. "I will bring them back for thee, my people, to dip your feet in their blood." The same metaphor is used in <a href="/isaiah/63-1.htm">Isaiah 63:1-3</a>; but it is God himself who, in that passage, has his feet reddened in his enemies' blood, <span class="cmt_word">And the tongue of thy dogs in the same.</span> The Authorized Version has omitted one word of the original here. Translate, <span class="accented">And that the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from the same</span> (comp. <a href="/2_kings/9-35.htm">2 Kings 9:35</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/15-3.htm">Jeremiah 15:3</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/68-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמַ֤עַן ׀</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ma·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4616.htm">Strong's 4616: </a> </span><span class="str2">Purpose -- intent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your foot</span><br /><span class="heb">רַגְלְךָ֗</span> <span class="translit">(raḡ·lə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7272.htm">Strong's 7272: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foot, a step, the pudenda</span><br /><br /><span class="word">may be dipped</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּֽמְחַ֥ץ</span> <span class="translit">(tim·ḥaṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4272.htm">Strong's 4272: </a> </span><span class="str2">To dash asunder, to crush, smash, violently plunge, to subdue, destroy</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the blood</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּ֫דָ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of [your] foes,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵאֹיְבִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(mê·’ō·yə·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm">Strong's 341: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hating, an adversary</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the tongues</span><br /><span class="heb">לְשׁ֥וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(lə·šō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3956.htm">Strong's 3956: </a> </span><span class="str2">The tongue</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your dogs</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּלָבֶ֑יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(kə·lā·ḇe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3611.htm">Strong's 3611: </a> </span><span class="str2">A dog, a male prostitute</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in [the same].”</span><br /><span class="heb">מִנֵּֽהוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(min·nê·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/68-23.htm">Psalm 68:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/68-23.htm">Psalm 68:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/68-23.htm">Psalm 68:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/68-23.htm">Psalm 68:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/68-23.htm">Psalm 68:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/68-23.htm">Psalm 68:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/68-23.htm">Psalm 68:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/68-23.htm">Psalm 68:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/68-23.htm">Psalm 68:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/68-23.htm">Psalm 68:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/68-23.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 68:23 That you may crush them dipping your (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/68-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 68:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 68:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/68-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 68:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 68:24" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>