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Psalms 68:17 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands. The Lord is among them, from Sinai, into the sanctuary. "
Psalms 68:17
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
15 The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains. The mountains of Bashan are rugged.
16 Why do you look in envy, you rugged mountains, at the mountain where God chooses to reign? Yes, the LORD will dwell there forever.
17 The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands. The Lord is among them, from Sinai, into the sanctuary.
18 You have ascended on high. You have led away captives. You have received gifts among people, yes, among the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell there.
19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burdens, even the God who is our salvation. Selah.
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Psalms 68:1
"Let God arise! Let his enemies be scattered! Let them who hate him also flee before him."
Psalms 68:2
"As smoke is driven away, so drive them away. As wax melts before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God."
Psalms 68:3
"But let the righteous be glad. Let them rejoice before God. Yes, let them rejoice with gladness."
Psalms 68:4
"Sing to God! Sing praises to his name! Extol him who rides on the clouds: to the LORD, his name! Rejoice before him!"
Psalms 68:5
"A father of the fatherless, and a defender of the widows, is God in his holy habitation."
Psalms 68:6
"God sets the lonely in families. He brings out the prisoners with singing, but the rebellious dwell in a sun-scorched land."
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