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Psalms 68:18

(68-19) Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast led captivity captive; Thou hast received gifts among men, yea, among the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell there.

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.

In Context

17(68-18) The chariots of God are myriads, even thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in holiness.

19(68-20) Blessed be the Lord, day by day He beareth our burden, even the God who is our salvation. Selah

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Cross References

Judges 5:12Awake, awake, Deborah; awake, awake, utter a song; arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.

Psalms 7:7(7-8) And let the congregation of the peoples compass Thee about, and over them return Thou on high.

Psalms 24:7Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lifted up, ye everlasting doors; that the King of glory may come in.

Psalms 78:60And He forsook the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent which He had made to dwell among men;

Psalms 132:13For the LORD hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for His habitation:

Isaiah 55:7Let the wicked forsake his way, and the man of iniquity his thoughts; and let him return unto the LORD, and He will have compassion upon him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 68:16-22

Glory of Zion; The King of Zion. 15 The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; a high hill as the hill of Bashan. 16 Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the Lord will dwell in it for ever. 17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place. 18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

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