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Verse Psalms 68:21. _THE HAIRY SCALP_] קדקד שער _kodkod sear_.
Does this mean any thing like the Indian _scalping_? Or does it refer
to a _crest_ on a _helmet_ or _headcap_? I suppose the latter....
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BUT GOD SHALL WOUND THE HEAD OF HIS ENEMIES - More properly, “God
shall crush the head,” etc. The idea is that of complete
destruction, - as, if the head is crushed, life becomes ex tinct. See
Genesis...
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Psalms 68
The Great Redemption Accomplished
_ 1. The introduction (Psalms 68:1)_
2. The proclamation of His Name and of ‘His acts (Psalms 68:4)
3. A historic review ...
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LXVIII. A SONG OF TRIUMPH. The most difficult of all the Pss. In some
places the text is so corrupt that it defies any attempt at
emendation, and the VSS give little, if any, help. The historical
allu...
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TRESPASSES. Hebrew. _'asham._ App-44....
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The second part of the Psalm (19 35) begins here. From reviewing the
triumphs of God in the past the Psalmist turns to the present and the
future. God is an ever-present Saviour; He will take vengeanc...
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_But God shall wound the head_&c.) Yea, God shall smite through the
head &c. Cp. Judges 5:26; Habakkuk 3:13-14.
and _the hairy scalp_ Omit _and_. The warrior's long hair is
mentioned not merely as "a...
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GOD SHALL WOUND, &C.— According to the emphasis of the original
word, _God shall exhaust,—draw forth the blood of, the head of his
enemies,_ or utterly destroy them by the sword. "He will avenge
himse...
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PSALMS 68
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Glimpses of Jehovah's Visible Reign over Israel and the Nations.
ANALYSIS
(See Headlines insetted in text.)
(Lm.) By DavidPsalm Song.
(DIVISION ITHE KING: HIS PROWESS...
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_BUT GOD SHALL WOUND THE HEAD OF HIS ENEMIES, AND THE HAIRY SCALP OF
SUCH AN ONE AS GOETH ON STILL IN HIS TRESPASSES._
But God shall wound the head of his enemies - (Psalms 110:6.)...
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This is one of the grandest of the Pss., but its origin and date are
involved in much obscurity. It contains expressions borrowed from the
Blessing of Moses (Deuteronomy 33) and the Song of Deborah (J...
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WOUND] RV 'smite through.' THE HAIRY SCALP] the long flowing locks
which were the sign of the warrior's strength and of his devotion to
his cause. See Deuteronomy 32:42; RM, and the Song of Deborah (J...
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PSALMS 42:72
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
Words marked with a *star are described in the word list at the end.
The translated Bible text has yet to go through Advanced Che...
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HAIRY SCALP. — Literally, _crown,_ or _top,_ or _head of hair._ The
word is rendered “pate” in Psalms 7:16. This is probably a
portrait of some historical person hostile to Israel. Others take it
as a...
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(19-23) The abrupt transition from the scene of triumph just described
to the actual reality of things which the psalmist now for the first
time faces, really gives the key to the intention of the poe...
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_[Psalms 68:22]_ אַךְ ־אֱלֹהִ֗ים יִמְחַץ֮
רֹ֤אשׁ אֹ֫יְבָ֥יו...
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Psalms 68:1
THIS superb hymn is unsurpassed, if not unequalled, in grandeur, lyric
fire, and sustained rush of triumphant praise. It celebrates a
victory; but it is the victory of the God who enters a...
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THEIR MIGHTY DELIVERER
Psalms 68:12
The processional march still continues. Presently Mount Zion comes in
sight, and the neighboring hills are depicted as eying it enviously
for its selection in pref...
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This psalm sings the praise of the God of deliverances. It opens with
a song of pure praise (verses Psa 68:1-6). This is then justified by a
review of God's past dealings with His people (verses Psa 6...
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Who that contemplates the divine love, especially as manifested in the
verse going before, but must break out, with the church, in this short
but sweet hymn of praise? The Lord not only gives us benef...
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21._Surely God shall wound, etc. _The enemies of the Church are fierce
and formidable, and it is impossible that she can be preserved from
their continued assaults, without a vigorous protection being...
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Psalms 68 follows on these psalms, being the celebration of the
introduction of Israel into the position spoken of in them. Still it
has a complete and individual character of its own. It begins with...
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BUT GOD SHALL WOUND THE HEAD OF HIS ENEMIES,.... Him who is the chief
of his enemies, even Satan the prince of devils, the god of the world,
the father of the wicked Jews, all enemies of Christ; to "w...
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_But God shall wound the head of his enemies, [and] the hairy scalp of
such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses._
Ver. 21. _But God shall wound the head of his enemies_] _Cruentabit
caput,_ a...
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_But God shall wound the head of his enemies_ Of Satan, the old
serpent, of whom it was, by the first promise, foretold, that _the
seed of the woman should bruise his head;_ and the heads of all the
p...
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THE EXALTATION AND REIGN OF MESSIAH...
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But God shall wound the head of His enemies, break it to pieces,
utterly destroy them, AND THE HAIRY SCALP OF SUCH AN ONE AS GOETH ON
STILL IN HIS TRESPASSES, whose defiant wildness refuses to bow to...
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15-21 The ascension of Christ must here be meant, and thereto it is
applied, Ephesians 4:8. He received as the purchase of his death, the
gifts needful for the conversion of sinners, and the salvatio...
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THE HEAD; either,
1. The political head, their ruler or rulers, the devil or other
wicked Christians. Or rather,
2. The natural head, as appears from the following expression, added
to explain this,...
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Psalms 68:21 God H430 wound H4272 (H8799) head H7218 enemies H341
(H8802) hairy H8181 scalp H6936 on...
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This was a Psalm sung, at the removing of the ark, when it was taken
up to its resting-place on Mount Zion. All the tribes were gathered
together, and, in full pomp, they marched along, bearing the sa...
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CONTENTS: Prayer against enemies and for God's people. All called upon
to praise God for His greatness and goodness.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: The glory of Zion's King is that He is a Savi...
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This psalm is the _Carmen seculare_ of the Hebrews, and far surpasses
the _Te Deum_ of the christians. It has justly been eulogized in the
whole succession of theological composition,. The song bursts...
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_But God shall wound the head of His enemies, and the hairy scalp of
such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses._
GOD’S THREATENINGS AGAINST INCORRIGIBLE SINNERS
I. The persons threatened.
1. I...
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_Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God
of our salvation._
GOD AS THE DELIVERER OF HIS PEOPLE
I. A liberal dispenser of daily blessings (Psalms 68:19). “Daily
beareth o...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 68:1. This is a celebration of God’s
continued care and protection. It remembers how God led his people
through the wilderness into their inheritance. The celebration does
n...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 68:19 The SALVATION here involves military
victories (STRIKE THE HEADS; STRIKE YOUR FEET IN THEIR BLOOD)....
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INTRODUCTION
_Superscription_.—“_To the Chief Musician_.” See Introduction to
Psalms 57. “_A Psalm or Song of David_.” See Introduction to
Psalms 48.
The Superscription does not mention the occasion...
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EXPOSITION
THIS psalm is one of triumphant praise and jubilation, the crown and
gem of the Second Book. Professor Cheyne calls it "a patriotic and
religious ode of wondrous range and compass, and in t...
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Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate
him flee before him. As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as
wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the pre...
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Ezekiel 18:27; Habakkuk 3:13; Hebrews 12:25; Hebrews 2:1; Luke 13:5;
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Hairy — In ancient times many people used to wear long and shaggy
hair, that their looks might be more terrible to their enemies....