KJV 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].
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Psalm 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].
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.
WEB World English Bible
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.
ASV American Standard Version
Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led away captives; Thou hast received gifts among men, Yea, among the rebellious also, that Jehovah God might dwell with them.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Thou hast ascended on high, Thou hast taken captive captivity, Thou hast taken gifts for men, That even the refractory may rest, O Jah God.
Surrounding context — Psalm 68
15 The hill of God [is as] the hill of Bashan; an 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 [among them].
19 Blessed [be] the Lord, [who] daily loadeth us [with benefits, even] the God of our salvation. Selah.
20 [He that is] our God [is] the God of salvation; and unto GOD the Lord [belong] the issues from death.
21 But God shall wound the head of his enemies, [and] the hairy scalp of such an one as goeth on still in his trespasses.
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עָ֘לִ֤יתָH5927 · a.lahto ascend: riseלַמָּר֨וֹם׀H4791 · ma.romheightשָׁ֘בִ֤יתָH7617 · sha.vahto take captiveשֶּׁ֗בִיH7628 · she.vicaptivityלָקַ֣חְתָּH3947 · la.qachto take: takeמַ֭תָּנוֹתH4979 · mat.ta.nahgiftבָּאָדָ֑םH120 · a.dammanוְאַ֥ףH637 · aphalsoס֝וֹרְרִ֗יםH5637 · sa.rarto rebelלִשְׁכֹּ֤ן׀H7931 · sha.khanto dwellיָ֬הּH3050 · yahLORDאֱלֹהִֽים׃H430 · e.lo.himGod
Cross-references
Ephesians 4:8-10Wherefore he saith, When he ascended up on high, he led captivity captive, and gave gifts unto men.Revelation 21:3And I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God [is] with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself shall be with them, [and be] their God.2 Corinthians 6:16And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in [them]; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.1 Peter 3:22Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.Colossians 1:18-19And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all [things] he might have the preeminence.Psalm 110:1A Psalm of David. The LORD said unto my Lord, Sit thou at my right hand, until I make thine enemies thy footstool.Acts 1:2-9Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:Psalm 47:5God is gone up with a shout, the LORD with the sound of a trumpet.Psalm 24:3Who shall ascend into the hill of the LORD? or who shall stand in his holy place?Judges 5:12Awake, awake, Deborah: awake, awake, utter a song: arise, Barak, and lead thy captivity captive, thou son of Abinoam.Acts 2:4And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.Titus 3:3-7For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, [and] hating one another.John 16:7Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.2 Chronicles 6:18But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have built!1 Timothy 1:13-15Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did [it] ignorantly in unbelief.Colossians 2:9For in him dwelleth all the fulness of the Godhead bodily.Romans 5:8But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.Colossians 2:3In whom are hid all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge.
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