Psalms 68:21

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Our God is a God of salvation; the Sovereign LORD delivers from death.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הָ֤אֵ֣ל ׀ לָנוּ֮ אֵ֤ל לְֽמוֹשָׁ֫ע֥וֹת וְלֵיהוִ֥ה אֲדֹנָ֑י לַ֝מָּ֗וֶת תּוֹצָאֽוֹת׃

Transliteration

the-ʾēl lānû ʾēl lə-môšāʿôt wə-lê-YHWH ʾădōnāy to-the-māwet tôṣāʾôt

Grammar Details

• the-*ʾēl*: definite article + singular divine name - 'the God'
• *lānû*: preposition לְ (to/for) with 1st common plural suffix - 'for us'
• *ʾēl*: singular divine name - 'God'
• *lə-môšāʿôt*: preposition לְ (for) + feminine plural noun - 'for salvations/deliverances'
• *wə-lê-YHWH*: conjunction וְ (and) + preposition לְ (to) + divine name - 'and to the LORD'
• *ʾădōnāy*: divine title - 'Lord'
• to-the-*māwet*: preposition לְ (to/for) + definite article + masculine singular noun - 'to death'
• *tôṣāʾôt*: feminine plural noun - 'exits/escapes'

Word Meanings

• *môšāʿôt*: salvations/deliverances/escapes
• *tôṣāʾôt*: exits/escapes/ways out/outcomes

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

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

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But God shall wound{H8799)} the head of his enemies{H8802)}, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still{H8693)} in his trespasses.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The God that smyteth his enemies vpo the heades & vpon the hayrie scalpes: soch as go on still in their wikednes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

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

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  God wyll wounde the head of his enemies: and the heary scalpe of hym who goeth on styll in his wickednesse.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

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

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Indeed God strikes the heads of his enemies, the hairy foreheads of those who persist in rebellion.

Referenced Verses

• Hab 3:13 : 13 You went out for the salvation of Your people, for the salvation of Your anointed. You crushed the head of the house of the wicked, stripping it from foundation to neck. Selah.
• Luke 13:5 : 5 No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all perish in the same way.
• Ps 7:12 : 12 God is a righteous judge and a God who is angry every day.
• Ps 110:6 : 6 He will judge among the nations, filling the lands with corpses; He will crush the heads of many over the wide earth.
• Ezek 18:27-30 : 27 But if a wicked person turns away from the wickedness they have committed and does what is just and right, they will save their life. 28 Because they consider all the offenses they have committed and turn away from them, they will surely live; they will not die. 29 Yet the house of Israel says, 'The way of the Lord is not just.' Are my ways unjust, house of Israel? Is it not your ways that are unjust? 30 Therefore, house of Israel, I will judge each of you according to your own ways, declares the Sovereign Lord. Repent! Turn away from all your offenses; then sin will not be your downfall.
• Heb 12:25 : 25 See to it that you do not reject the one who speaks. For if they did not escape when they refused him who warned them on earth, how much less will we, if we turn away from him who warns us from heaven?
• Rev 2:14-16 : 14 But I have a few things against you: You have those there who hold to the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the Israelites—to eat food sacrificed to idols and to commit sexual immorality. 15 Likewise, you also have those who hold to the teaching of the Nicolaitans, which I hate. 16 Repent! Otherwise, I will come to you quickly and fight against them with the sword of my mouth.
• Prov 1:24-33 : 24 Because I called and you refused, I stretched out my hand, but no one paid attention, 25 And you ignored all my advice and would have none of my correction, 26 I too will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when terror strikes you, 27 When your terror comes like a storm, and your calamity comes like a whirlwind, when distress and anguish overwhelm you. 28 Then they will call to me, but I will not answer; they will seek me earnestly, but they will not find me. 29 Because they hated knowledge and did not choose the fear of the LORD, 30 They would have none of my counsel and despised all my correction. 31 Therefore they will eat the fruit of their own way and be filled with their own schemes. 32 For the turning away of the simple will kill them, and the complacency of fools will destroy them. 33 But whoever listens to me will dwell securely and be at ease, without fear of harm.
• Ps 55:23 : 23 Cast your burden upon the LORD, and He will sustain you. He will never let the righteous be shaken.
• Ps 68:18 : 18 The chariots of God are tens of thousands, thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them at Sinai in holiness.
• Heb 2:1-3 : 1 Therefore, we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away. 2 For if the message spoken through angels proved to be reliable, and every transgression and disobedience received a just penalty, 3 how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was first declared by the Lord and was confirmed to us by those who heard Him.
• Mark 12:4 : 4 Again, he sent another servant to them. They stoned him, wounded him in the head, and sent him away dishonored.