“But God shall wound the head of his enemies, and the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.”
The reference to God striking the heads of enemies and the hairy scalp of those who walk in guilt articulates the physical and violent judgment of those opposed to God. The imagery is stark: enemies will be physically destroyed. This verse expresses the hope for divine judgment against the wicked.
Church Fathers on Psalms 68:21
1. Of this Psalm, the title seems not to need operose discussion: for simple and easy it appears. For thus it stands: “For the end, for David himself a Psalm of a Song.” But in many Psalms already we have reminded you what is “at the end: for the end of the Law is Christ for righteousness to every man believing:” Romans 10:4 He is the end which makes perfect, not that which consumes or destroys. Nevertheless, if any one endeavours to inquire, what means, “a Psalm of a Song:”…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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