'Head' in the Bible

But You, O Lord, are a shield for me,My glory [and my honor], and the One who lifts my head.

His mischief will return on his own head,And his violence will come down on the top of his head [like loose dirt].

You have rescued me from the contentions of the people;You have placed me as the head of the nations;A people whom I have not known serve me.

For You meet him with blessings of good things;You set a crown of pure gold on his head.

All who see me laugh at me and mock me;They [insultingly] open their lips, they shake their head, saying,

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies.You have anointed and refreshed my head with oil;My cup overflows.

And now my head will be lifted up above my enemies around me,In His tent I will offer sacrifices with shouts of joy;I will sing, yes, I will sing praises to the Lord.

But as for me, when they were sick, my clothing was sackcloth (mourning garment);I humbled my soul with fasting,And I prayed with my head bowed on my chest.

For my iniquities have gone over my head [like the waves of a flood];As a heavy burden they weigh too much for me.

For innumerable evils have encompassed me;My sins have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see.They are more numerous than the hairs of my head,And my heart has failed me.

“Gilead is Mine, and Manasseh is Mine;Ephraim is My helmet;Judah is My scepter.

Those who hate me without cause are more than the hairs of my head;Those who would destroy me are powerful, being my enemies wrongfully;I am forced to restore what I did not steal.

“Gilead is Mine, Manasseh is Mine;Ephraim also is the helmet of My head [My stronghold, My defense];Judah is My scepter.

He will drink from the brook by the wayside;Therefore He will lift up His head [triumphantly].

It is like the precious oil [of consecration] poured on the head,Coming down on the beard,Even the beard of Aaron,Coming down upon the edge of his [priestly] robes [consecrating the whole body].

“O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation,You have covered my head in the day of battle.

Let the righteous [thoughtfully] strike (correct) me—it is a kindness [done to encourage my spiritual maturity].It is [the choicest anointing] oil on the head;Let my head not refuse [to accept and acknowledge and learn from] it;For still my prayer is against their wicked deeds.