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Psalms 68:17

68:16 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.
The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place. even: or, even many thousands

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The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands. The Lord is among them, from Sinai, into the sanctuary.

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

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

68:18 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. for men: Heb. in the man

What does Psalms 68:17 mean?

Psalms 68:17 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include רֶכֶב (rekeb), אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym), רִבּוֹ (ribbôw).

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The
chariotsרֶכֶבrekeb/reh'-keb/H7393a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. the upper millstone
of
Godאֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîym/el-o-heem'/H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
are
twenty
thousand,רִבּוֹribbôw/rib-bo'/H7239a myriad, i.e. indefinitely, large number
even
thousandsאֶלֶףʼeleph/eh'-lef/H505hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand
of
angels:שִׁנְאָןshinʼân/shin-awn'/H8136change, i.e. repetition
the
LordאֲדֹנָיʼĂdônây/ad-o-noy'/H136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)
is
among
them,
as
in
Sinai,סִינַיÇîynay/see-nah'-ee/H5514Sinai, mountain of Arabia
in
the
holyקֹדֶשׁqôdesh/ko'-desh/H6944a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity
place.
even:
or,
even
many
thousands

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What does Psalms 68:17 say?

Psalms 68:17 (King James Version) reads: "The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place. even: or, even many thousands"

Is Psalms 68:17 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 68:17 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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