Psalms 68:21 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

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

English ASV

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

English Amplified

But God will shatter the heads of His enemies, the hairy scalp of such a one as goes on still in his trespasses and guilty ways.

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

But God will shatter the heads of His enemies, the hairy scalp of such a one as goes on still in his trespasses and guilty ways.

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

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

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

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

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

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

English EASY 2024

He will knock down the heads of his enemies. He will destroy their skulls and their long hair, if they continue to turn against him.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

God will smash the heads of his enemies. He will punish those who fight against him.

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

English GNT (Good News Translation)

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

English God's Word - GW 1995

Certainly, God will crush the heads of his enemies {and destroy even} the hair on the heads of those who continue to be guilty.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 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.

English LSB

Surely God will crush the head of His enemies, The hairy skull of him who goes on in his guilty deeds.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

But God will wound the heads of His enemies, the hairy head of him who walks in his guilty ways.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Our God is a God who saves; escape from death is in the LORD God's hands.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

God will certainly smash the heads of his enemies. He will break the hairy heads of those who keep on sinning.

English NIV

Surely God will crush the heads of his enemies, the hairy crowns of those who go on in their sins.

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

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

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

But God will shatter the heads of his enemies, the hairy crown of those who walk in their guilty ways.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

But he will crush every enemy, shattering their strength. He will make heads roll for they refuse to repent of their stubborn, sinful ways.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

But God will shatter the heads of his enemies, the hairy crown of him who walks in his guilty ways.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

But he will crush his enemies, for they refuse to leave their guilty, stubborn ways.

English Tyndale 1537

The God that smiteth the(his) enemies upon the heads and upon the hairy scalps: such as go on still in their wickedness.

Psalms 68:21 — Compare Translations