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Psalm 68:17–18

17  hThe chariots of God are twice ten thousand,

thousands upon thousands;

the Lord is among them; Sinai is now in the sanctuary.

18  iYou ascended on high,

jleading a host of captives in your train

and kreceiving gifts among men,

even among lthe rebellious, mthat the Lord God may dwell there.

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Psalm 68:17–18 — The New International Version (NIV)

17 The chariots of God are tens of thousands

and thousands of thousands;

the Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.

18 When you ascended on high,

you took many captives;

you received gifts from people,

even from the rebellious—

that you, Lord God, might dwell there.

Psalm 68:17–18 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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.

Psalm 68:17–18 — New Living Translation (NLT)

17 Surrounded by unnumbered thousands of chariots,

the Lord came from Mount Sinai into his sanctuary.

18 When you ascended to the heights,

you led a crowd of captives.

You received gifts from the people,

even from those who rebelled against you.

Now the Lord God will live among us there.

Psalm 68:17–18 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand,

Even thousands of thousands;

The Lord is among them as in Sinai, in the Holy Place.

18 You have ascended on high,

You have led captivity captive;

You have received gifts among men,

Even from the rebellious,

That the Lord God might dwell there.

Psalm 68:17–18 — New Century Version (NCV)

17 God comes with millions of chariots;

the Lord comes from Mount Sinai to his holy place.

18 When you went up to the heights,

you led a parade of captives.

You received gifts from the people,

even from those who turned against you.

And the Lord God will live there.

Psalm 68:17–18 — American Standard Version (ASV)

17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands:

The Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the sanctuary.

18 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.

Psalm 68:17–18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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.

Psalm 68:17–18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand in number, 

thousands upon thousands. 

The Lord is among them. 

⸤The God of⸥ Sinai is in his holy place. 

18 You went to the highest place. 

You took prisoners captive. 

You received gifts from people, 

even from rebellious people, so that the Lord God may live there. 

Psalm 68:17–18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

17 God’s chariots are tens of thousands,

thousands and thousands;

the Lord is among them in the sanctuary

as He was at Sinai.

18 You ascended to the heights, taking away captives;

You received gifts from people,

even from the rebellious,

so that the Lord God might live there.

Psalm 68:17–18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

17 With mighty chariotry, twice ten thousand,

thousands upon thousands,

the Lord came from Sinai into the holy place.

18 You ascended the high mount,

leading captives in your train

and receiving gifts from people,

even from those who rebel against the Lord God’s abiding there.

Psalm 68:17–18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

17 The chariots of God

are twice ten thousand, with thousands doubled.

The Lord is among them at Sinai, distinctive in victory.

18 You have ascended on high; you have led away captives.

You have received gifts from among humankind,

and even from the rebellious, so that Yah God may dwell there.

Psalm 68:17–18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

17 God has come with tens of thousands of his chariots.

He has come with thousands and thousands of them.

The Lord has come from Mount Sinai.

He has entered his holy place.

18 When he went up to his place on high,

he led a line of prisoners.

He received gifts from people,

even from those who refused to obey him.

The Lord God went up to live on Mount Zion.

Psalm 68:17–18 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

17 The chariots of God are myriads, thousands upon thousands;

The Lord is among them as at Sinai, in holiness.

18 You have ascended on high, You have led captive Your captives;

You have received gifts among men,

Even among the rebellious also, that the Lord God may dwell there.


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