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Psalms 68:18

You have ascended on high; you have led away captives; 1 you have received gifts from among men, 1 even from those who fought against you, 1 so that you, Yahweh God, might live there. 1

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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

17The chariots of God are twenty thousand, thousands upon thousands; 1 the Lord is among them in the holy place, as at Sinai. 1

19Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, 1 the God who is our salvation. Selah 1

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Cross References

Judges 5:12Awake, awake, Deborah! 1 Awake, awake, sing a song! 1 Get up, Barak, and capture your prisoners, you son of Abinoam. 1

Psalms 7:7The countries are assembled all around you; 1 take once more your rightful place over them. 1

Psalms 24:7Lift up your heads, you gates; 1 be lifted up, everlasting doors, 1 so that the King of glory may come in! 1

Psalms 78:60He abandoned the sanctuary of Shiloh, 1 the tent where he had lived among people. 1

Psalms 132:13Certainly Yahweh has chosen Zion, 1 he has desired her for his seat. 1

Isaiah 55:7Let the wicked leave his path, and the man of sin his thoughts. 1 Let him return to Yahweh, and he will pity him, and to our God, who will abundantly forgive him. 1

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 →

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Study Psalms 68:18

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