Psalms 68:8-18

8 The earth trembled, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God, yon Sinai, at the presence of God, the God of Israel.
9 Thou, O God, didst pour a plentiful rain upon thine inheritance, and when it was weary thou strengthenedst it.
10 Thy flock hath dwelt therein: thou hast prepared in thy goodness, for the afflicted, O God!
11 The Lord gives the word: great the host of the publishers.
12 Kings of armies flee; they flee, and she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.
13 Though ye have lain among the sheepfolds, [ye shall be as] wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with green gold.
14 When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it became snow-white as Zalmon.
15 [As] mount Bashan is the mount of God, a many-peaked mountain, [as] mount Bashan.
16 Why do ye look with envy, ye many-peaked mountains, upon the mount that God hath desired for his abode? yea, Jehovah will dwell [there] for ever.
17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them: it is a Sinai in holiness.
18 Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts in Man, and even [for] the rebellious, for the dwelling [there] of Jah Elohim.

Footnotes 11

  • [a]. See Judg. 5.3,5.
  • [b]. Or 'a rain of free gifts.'
  • [c]. Or 'living assembly,' 'incorporated people;' as 'troop,' Ps. 74.19.
  • [d]. Omer: see Note, Ps. 119.11.
  • [e]. i.e. women publishing victory, like Miriam: the word is feminine, see Ex. 15.20; 1Sam. 18.6.
  • [f]. Others, 'pots' or 'ash-grates,' but see Judg. 5.16.
  • [g]. Strictly, 'greenish-yellow.'
  • [h]. i.e. the land.
  • [i]. Or 'A mount of God is mount Bashan.'
  • [j]. i.e. as man (Adam), in connection with mankind.
  • [k]. See Ex. 25.8.
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