Psalm 68:21
Modern Translations
New International Version
Surely God will crush the heads of his enemies, the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.

New Living Translation
But God will smash the heads of his enemies, crushing the skulls of those who love their guilty ways.

English Standard Version
But God will strike the heads of his enemies, the hairy crown of him who walks in his guilty ways.

Berean Study Bible
Surely God will crush the heads of His enemies, the hairy crowns of those who persist in guilty ways.

New American Standard Bible
God certainly will shatter the heads of His enemies, The hairy head of one who goes about in his guilt.

NASB 1995
Surely God will shatter the head of His enemies, The hairy crown of him who goes on in his guilty deeds.

NASB 1977
Surely God will shatter the head of His enemies, The hairy crown of him who goes on in his guilty deeds.

Amplified Bible
Surely God will shatter the head of His enemies, The hairy scalp of one who goes on in his guilty ways.

Christian Standard Bible
Surely God crushes the heads of his enemies, the hairy brow of one who goes on in his guilty acts.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Surely God crushes the heads of His enemies, the hairy head of one who goes on in his guilty acts.

Contemporary English Version
Our Lord and our God, your terrible enemies are ready for war, but you will crush their skulls.

Good News Translation
God will surely break the heads of his enemies, of those who persist in their sinful ways.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Certainly, God will crush the heads of his enemies [and destroy even] the hair on the heads of those who continue to be guilty.

International Standard Version
God surely strikes the heads of his enemies, even the hairy heads of those who continue in their guilt.

NET Bible
Indeed God strikes the heads of his enemies, the hairy foreheads of those who persist in rebellion.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.

New King James Version
But God will wound the head of His enemies, The hairy scalp of the one who still goes on in his trespasses.

King James 2000 Bible
But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such a one as goes on still in his trespasses.

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

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

American King James Version
But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goes on still in his trespasses.

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

A Faithful Version
Yea, God shall crush the head of His enemies, and the hairy crown of him who walks on still in his trespasses.

Darby Bible Translation
Verily God will smite the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of him that goeth on still in his trespasses.

English Revised Version
But God shall smite through the head of his enemies, the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his guiltiness.

Webster's Bible Translation
But God will wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such one as goeth on still in his trespasses.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Surely God will wound the head of his enemies, and the hearie pate of him that walketh in his sinnes.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
God wyll wounde the head of his enemies: and the heary scalpe of hym who goeth on styll in his wickednesse.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
The God that smyteth his enemies vpo the heades & vpon the hayrie scalpes: soch as go on still in their wikednes.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Only—God strikes "" The head of His enemies, "" The hairy crown of a habitual walker in his guilt.

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

Smith's Literal Translation
Also God will crush the head of his enemies, the crown of him going about in his faults.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But God shall break the heads of his enemies: the hairy crown of them that walk on in their sins.

Catholic Public Domain Version
So then, truly, God will break the heads of his enemies, the hairy skull of those who wander around in their offenses.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
But God will cut off the head of his enemies and the hairy scalp of those who walk in their sins.

Lamsa Bible
But God shall sever the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of the head of those who persist in their sins.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Surely God will smite through the head of His enemies, The hairy scalp of him that goeth about in his guiltiness.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
But God shall crust the heads of his enemies; the hairy crown of them that go on in their trespasses.
















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