Psalm 68:18 KJV

Psalms · chapter 68 · verse 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 among them.Psalm 68:18 · King James Version

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Psalm 68:18 in context

16Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.

17The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.

18Thou 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.

19Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.

20He that is our God is the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord belong the issues from death.

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Commentary

David, having given God praise for what he had done for Israel in general, as the God of Israel (Psa 68:8), here comes to give him praise as Zion's God in a special manner; compare Psa 9:11. Sing praises to the Lord who dwelleth in Zion, for which reason Zion is called the hill of God. I.

— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 15-21

Cross references

Key words (Strong's)

rebelliousçârarto turn awayH5637 →
captivityshᵉbîyexiledH7628 →
ascendedʻâlâhto ascend, intransitively or activelyH5927 →
receivedlâqachto takeH3947 →
captiveshâbâhto transport into captivityH7617 →
giftsmattânâha presentH4979 →

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Bible verses about the Ascension

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