Psalm 68:18–20
18 tYou have ascended on high,
uYou have led captivity captive;
vYou have received gifts among men,
Even from wthe rebellious,
xThat the Lord God might dwell there.
Who daily loads us with benefits,
The God of our salvation!
Selah
20 Our God is the God of salvation;
And yto God the Lord belong escapes from death.
Psalm 68:18–20 — The New International Version (NIV)
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.
19 Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior,
who daily bears our burdens.
20 Our God is a God who saves;
from the Sovereign Lord comes escape from death.
Psalm 68:18–20 — English Standard Version (ESV)
18 You ascended on high,
leading a host of captives in your train
and receiving gifts among men,
even among the rebellious, that the Lord God may dwell there.
19 Blessed be the Lord,
who daily bears us up;
God is our salvation. Selah
20 Our God is a God of salvation,
and to God, the Lord, belong deliverances from death.
Psalm 68:18–20 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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.
Psalm 68:18–20 — New Living Translation (NLT)
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.
19 Praise the Lord; praise God our savior!
For each day he carries us in his arms.
Interlude
20 Our God is a God who saves!
The Sovereign Lord rescues us from death.
Psalm 68:18–20 — New Century Version (NCV)
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.
19 Praise the Lord, God our Savior,
who helps us every day.
Selah
20 Our God is a God who saves us;
the Lord God saves us from death.
Psalm 68:18–20 — American Standard Version (ASV)
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.
19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily beareth our burden,
Even the God who is our salvation. Selah
20 God is unto us a God of deliverances;
And unto Jehovah the Lord belongeth escape from death.
Psalm 68:18–20 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
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. 19 Blessed be the Lord: day by day doth he load us with good, the •God who is our salvation. Selah. 20 Our •God is the •God of salvation; and with Jehovah, the Lord, are the goings forth even from death.
Psalm 68:18–20 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
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.
19 Thanks be to the Lord,
who daily carries our burdens for us.
God is our salvation.
Selah
20 Our God is the God of victories.
The Almighty Lord is our escape from death.
Psalm 68:18–20 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
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.
19 May the Lord be praised!
Day after day He bears our burdens;
God is our salvation. Selah
20 Our God is a God of salvation,
and escape from death belongs to the Lord God.
Psalm 68:18–20 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
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.
19 Blessed be the Lord,
who daily bears us up;
God is our salvation. Selah
20 Our God is a God of salvation,
and to God, the Lord, belongs escape from death.
Psalm 68:18–20 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
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.
19 Blessed be the Lord. Daily he loads us with benefits,
the God of our salvation. Selah
20 Our God is a God of deliverances,
and to the Yahweh the Lord belong escapes from death.
Psalm 68:18–20 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
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.
19 Give praise to the Lord. Give praise to God our Savior.
He carries our heavy loads day after day. Selah
20 Our God is a God who saves.
He is the King and the Lord. He saves us from death.
Psalm 68:18–20 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
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.
19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden,
The God who is our salvation.
Selah.
20 God is to us a God of deliverances;
And to God the Lord belong escapes from death.