That thy foot may be dipped in the blood of thine enemies, and the tongue of thy dogs in the same.
The psalm is a song of victory and triumph expressing thankfulness for deliverance from trials. It is marked throughout by a note of triumph. It is prophetic of Christ in His triumph as the greater David whose Spirit inspired the psalmist. The Hebrew verb rendered as dipping usually means wound, smite, pierce, or strike, and the Greek Septuagint renders it with a form of bapto meaning dip. Its unusual use for dipping may come from its sense of piercing, as piercing is related to striking. The psalm is a latter-day prophecy especially applicable to the remnant church in the closing work of the third angel's message, whose fulfillment coincides with Isaiah 58:8.
The psalm is a song of victory and triumph expressing thankfulness for deliverance from trials. It is marked throughout by a note of triumph. It is prophetic of Christ in His triumph as the greater David whose Spirit inspired the psalmist. The Hebrew verb rendered as dipping usually means wound, smite, pierce, or strike, and the Greek Septuagint renders it with a form of bapto meaning dip. Its unusual use for dipping may come from its sense of piercing, as piercing is related to striking. The psalm is a latter-day prophecy especially applicable to the remnant church in the closing work of the third angel's message, whose fulfillment coincides with Isaiah 58:8.