Psalms 68:23

23 so that you may wade in their blood, and your dogs may lap up as much as they want."

Psalms 68:23 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 68:23

That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of [thine] enemies,
&c.] This verse is in connection with ( Psalms 68:21 ) , with ( Psalms 68:23 ) being to be read in a parenthesis: the sense is, that the Messiah would so wound the head and hairy scalp of his people's enemies, and there should be such a large effusion of blood, that their feet should be dipped therein, ( Revelation 14:20 ) ; (See Gill on Psalms 58:10);

[and] the tongue of thy dogs in the same;
who should lick it up, as the dogs licked the blood of Jezebel, ( 1 Kings 21:19 ) ( 2 Kings 9:35 2 Kings 9:36 ) ; and so such a carnage will be made of antichrist and his followers, that the fowls of the heavens will be called upon to eat the flesh of kings, captains, and mighty ones, ( Revelation 19:17 Revelation 19:18 ) .

Psalms 68:23 In-Context

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

22 The Lord has said, "I will bring your enemies back from Bashan; I will bring them back from the depths of the ocean,

23 so that you may wade in their blood, and your dogs may lap up as much as they want."

24 O God, your march of triumph is seen by all, the procession of God, my king, into his sanctuary.

25 The singers are in front, the musicians are behind, in between are the young women beating the tambourines.