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Psalms 68:18

68:17 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
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

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You have ascended on high. You have led away captives. You have received gifts among men, yes, among the rebellious also, that Yah God might dwell there.

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.

You have ascended on high, you have led captivity captive: you have received gifts for men; yes, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell among them.

68:19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth us with benefits, even the God of our salvation. Selah.

What does Psalms 68:18 mean?

Psalms 68:18 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָלָה (ʻâlâh), מָרוֹם (mârôwm), שְׁבִי (shᵉbîy).

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Thou
hast
ascendedעָלָהʻâlâh/aw-law'/H5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
on
high,מָרוֹםmârôwm/maw-rome'/H4791altitude, i.e. concretely (an elevated place), abstractly (elevation, figuratively (elation), or adverbially (aloft)
thou
hast
led
captivityשְׁבִיshᵉbîy/sheb-ee'/H7628exiled; captured; as noun, exile (abstractly or concretely and collectively); by extension, booty
captive:שָׁבָהshâbâh/shaw-baw'/H7617to transport into captivity
thou
hast
receivedלָקַחlâqach/law-kakh'/H3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)
giftsמַתָּנָהmattânâh/mat-taw-naw'/H4979a present; specifically (in a good sense), a sacrificial offering, (in a bad sense) a bribe
for
men;אָדָםʼâdâm/aw-dawm'/H120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
yea,
for
the
rebelliousסָרַרçârar/saw-rar'/H5637to turn away, i.e. (morally) be refractory
also,
that
the
LORDיָהּYâhh/yaw/H3050Jah, the sacred name
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
might
dwellשָׁכַןshâkan/shaw-kan'/H7931to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)
among
them.
for
men:
Heb.
in
the
man

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 68:18.

2 Chronicles 28:17

For again the Edomites had come and smitten Judah, and carried away captives. captives: Heb. a captivity

2 Chronicles 6:37

Yet if they bethink themselves in the land whither they are carried captive, and turn and pray unto thee in the land of their captivity, saying, We have sinned, we have done amiss, and have dealt wickedly; bethink: Heb. bring back to their heart

2 Chronicles 6:38

If they return to thee with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their captivity, whither they have carried them captives, and pray toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, and toward the city which thou hast chosen, and toward the house which I have built for thy name:

Deuteronomy 21:10

When thou goest forth to war against thine enemies, and the LORD thy God hath delivered them into thine hands, and thou hast taken them captive,

Genesis 19:15

And when the morning arose, then the angels hastened Lot, saying, Arise, take thy wife, and thy two daughters, which are here; lest thou be consumed in the iniquity of the city. are here: Heb. are found iniquity: or, punishment

Genesis 2:15

And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. the man: or, Adam

Genesis 2:22

And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. made: Heb. builded

Genesis 2:23

And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Woman: Heb. Isha Man: Heb. Ish

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What does Psalms 68:18 say?

Psalms 68:18 (King James Version) reads: "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"

Is Psalms 68:18 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 68:18 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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