Verse 17
Psalms 68:17
American Standard Version
17
The chariots of God (Elohim) are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands; The Lord is among them, [as in] Sinai, in the sanctuary.
Original Language Text
hebrew
לָ֤/מָּה תְּֽרַצְּדוּ/ן֮ הָרִ֪ים גַּבְנֻ֫נִּ֥ים הָ/הָ֗ר חָמַ֣ד אֱלֹהִ֣ים לְ/שִׁבְתּ֑/וֹ אַף יְ֝הוָ֗ה יִשְׁכֹּ֥ן לָ/נֶֽצַח
English Translation
Why do you seek to exalt the high mountains? The mountain that God has desired for His dwelling, indeed the LORD will dwell there forever.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 68 Context
1
Let God (Elohim) arise, let his enemies be scattered; Let them also that hate him flee before him.
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2
As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: As wax melteth before the fire, So let the wicked peris...
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3
But let the righteous be glad; let them exult before God (Elohim): Yea, let them rejoice with gladne...
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4
Sing unto God (Elohim), sing praises to his name: Cast up a highway for him that rideth through the...
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5
A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, Is God (Elohim) in his holy habitation.
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6
God (Elohim) setteth the solitary in families: He bringeth out the prisoners into prosperity; But th...
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7
O God (Elohim), when thou wentest forth before thy people, When thou didst march through the wildern...
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8
The earth trembled, The heavens also dropped [rain] at the presence of God (Elohim): Yon Sinai [trem...
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9
Thou, O God (Elohim), didst send a plentiful rain, Thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was...
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10
Thy congregation dwelt therein: Thou, O God (Elohim), didst prepare of thy goodness for the poor.
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11
The Lord giveth the word: The women that publish the tidings are a great host.
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12
Kings of armies flee, they flee; And she that tarrieth at home divideth the spoil.
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13
When ye lie among the sheepfolds, [It is as] the wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinion...
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14
When the Almighty scattered kings therein, [It was as when] it snoweth in Zalmon.
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15
A mountain of God (Elohim) is the mountain of Bashan; A high mountain is the mountain of Bashan.
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16
Why look ye askance, ye high mountains, At the mountain which God (Elohim) hath desired for his abod...
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17
The chariots of God (Elohim) are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands; The Lord is a...
18
Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led away captives; Thou hast received gifts among men, Yea, [a...
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19
Blessed be the Lord, who daily beareth our burden, Even the God (Elohim) who is our salvation. S...
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20
God (Elohim) is unto us a God (Elohim) of deliverances; And unto Jehovah the Lord belongeth escape f...
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21
But God (Elohim) will smite through the head of his enemies, The hairy scalp of such a one as goeth...
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22
The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring [them] again from the depths of the sea;
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23
That thou mayest crush [them], [dipping] thy foot in blood, That the tongue of thy dogs may ha...
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24
They have seen thy goings, O God (Elohim), Even the goings of my God (Elohim), my King, into the san...
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25
The singers went before, the minstrels followed after, In the midst of the damsels playing with timb...
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26
Bless ye God (Elohim) in the congregations, Even the Lord, [ye that are] of the fountain of Israel.
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27
There is little Benjamin their ruler, The princes of Judah [and] their council, The princes of Zebul...
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28
Thy God (Elohim) hath commanded thy strength: Strengthen, O God (Elohim), that which thou hast wroug...
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29
Because of thy temple at Jerusalem Kings shall bring presents unto thee.
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30
Rebuke the wild beast of the reeds, The multitude of the bulls, with the calves of the peoples, Tram...
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31
Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall haste to stretch out her hands unto God (Elohim).
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32
Sing unto God (Elohim), ye kingdoms of the earth; Oh sing praises unto the Lord; Selah
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33
To him that rideth upon the heaven of heavens, which are of old; Lo, he uttereth his voice, a...
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34
Ascribe ye strength unto God (Elohim): His excellency is over Israel, And his strength is in the ski...
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35
O God (Elohim), [thou art] terrible out of thy holy places: The God (Elohim) of Israel, he giveth st...
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