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68:19-23 God Protects His People from His (and Their) Enemies. This section celebrates how God daily bears us (Israel) up and is salvation for his people (cf. 14:7; see note on 20:1-5). The particular kind of salvation here is protection from enemies, which means military victories over them (strike the heads, strike your feet in their blood).
68:23 the tongues of your dogs. As they scavenge among the corpses and lick up the blood (cf. 1 Kings 21:19; 22:38).