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the Lord has come from Sinai into his sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/68.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Surrounded by unnumbered thousands of chariots, the Lord came from Mount Sinai into his sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/68.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The chariots of God are twice ten thousand, thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them; Sinai is now in the sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/68.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The chariots of God are tens of thousands—thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/68.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The chariots of God <i>are</i> twenty thousand, <i>even</i> thousands of angels: the Lord <i>is</i> among them, <i>as in</i> Sinai, in the holy <i>place</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/68.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The chariots of God <i>are</i> twenty thousand, <i>Even</i> thousands of thousands; The Lord is among them <i>as in</i> Sinai, in the Holy <i>Place.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/68.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The chariots of God are myriads, thousands upon thousands; The Lord is among them <i>as at</i> Sinai, in holiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/68.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The chariots of God are myriads, thousands upon thousands; The Lord is among them as at Sinai, in holiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/68.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The chariots of God are myriads, thousands upon thousands; The Lord is among them <i>as at</i> Sinai, in holiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/68.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The chariots of God are myriads, thousands upon thousands; The Lord is among them <i>as at</i> Sinai, in holiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/68.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The chariots of God are myriads, thousands upon thousands; The Lord is among them as He was at Sinai, in holiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/68.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />God’s chariots are tens of thousands, thousands and thousands; the Lord is among them in the sanctuary as he was at Sinai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/68.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />God&#8217s chariots are tens of thousands, thousands and thousands; the Lord is among them in the sanctuary as He was at Sinai. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/68.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands: The Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/68.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When you, LORD God, appeared to your people at Sinai, you came with thousands of mighty chariots. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/68.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/68.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/68.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />With his many thousands of mighty chariots the Lord comes from Sinai into the holy place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/68.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />God's chariots were many thousands. The Lord was there with them at Sinai in holiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/68.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The chariots of God are tens of thousands?thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/68.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />God has countless chariots; they number in the thousands. The Lord comes from Sinai in holy splendor. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/68.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands. The Lord is among them, from Sinai, in holiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/68.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/68.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands. The Lord is among them, from Sinai, into the sanctuary. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/68.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The chariots of God [are] myriads, thousands of changes, "" The Lord [is] among them, in Sinai, in the sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/68.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The chariots of God are myriads, thousands of changes, The Lord is among them, in Sinai, in the sanctuary.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/68.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The chariot of God twice ten thousand thousands upon thousands: Jehovah among them, Sinai in the holy place.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/68.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The chariot of God is attended by ten thousands; thousands of them that rejoice: the Lord is among them in Sina, in the holy place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/68.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 67:18>The chariot of God is ten thousand fold: thousands rejoice. The Lord is with them in Sinai, in the holy place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/68.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />God’s chariots were myriad, thousands upon thousands; from Sinai the Lord entered the holy place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/68.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />With mighty chariotry, twice ten thousand, thousands upon thousands, the Lord came from Sinai into the holy place.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/68.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />God rides with the host of angels; the LORD is among them, as in Sinai, in his holy place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/68.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />God rides in ten thousands and thousands of hosts, LORD JEHOVAH among them of Sinai in his Holiness.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/68.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The chariots of God are myriads, even thousands upon thousands; The Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in holiness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/68.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The chariots of God are ten thousand fold, thousands of rejoicing ones: the Lord is among them, in Sina, in the holy place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/68-17.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=7962" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/68.htm">God's Enemies Are Scattered</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">16</span>Why do you gaze in envy, O mountains of many peaks? This is the mountain God chose for His dwelling, where the LORD will surely dwell forever. <span class="reftext">17</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7393.htm" title="7393: re·ḵeḇ (N-msc) -- From rakab; a vehicle; by implication, a team; by extension, cavalry; by analogy a rider, i.e. The upper millstone.">The chariots</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of God</a> <a href="/hebrew/7239.htm" title="7239: rib·bō·ṯa·yim (Number-fd) -- Ten thousand, myriad. From rabab; or ribbow from rabab; a myriad, i.e. Indefinitely, large number.">are tens of thousands—</a> <a href="/hebrew/505.htm" title="505: ’al·p̄ê (Number-mpc) -- A thousand. Prop, the same as 'eleph; hence a thousand.">thousands</a> <a href="/hebrew/8136.htm" title="8136: šin·’ān (N-ms) -- Repetition. From shana; change, i.e. Repetition.">of thousands are they;</a> <a href="/hebrew/136.htm" title="136: ’ă·ḏō·nāy (N-proper-ms) -- Lord. Am emphatic form of 'adown; the Lord.">the Lord</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇām (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">is in</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: baq·qō·ḏeš (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">His sanctuary</a> <a href="/hebrew/5514.htm" title="5514: sî·nay (N-proper-fs) -- The mountain where the law was given. Of uncertain derivation; Sinai, mountain of Arabia.">as He was at Sinai.</a> </span><span class="reftext">18</span>You have ascended on high; You have led captives away. You have received gifts from men, even from the rebellious, that the LORD God may dwell there.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Exodus 19:16-19</a></span><br />On the third day, when morning came, there was thunder and lightning. A thick cloud was upon the mountain, and a very loud blast of the ram’s horn went out, so that all the people in the camp trembled. / Then Moses brought the people out of the camp to meet with God, and they stood at the foot of the mountain. / Mount Sinai was completely enveloped in smoke, because the LORD had descended on it in fire. And the smoke rose like the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mountain quaked violently. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/33-2.htm">Deuteronomy 33:2</a></span><br />He said: “The LORD came from Sinai and dawned upon us from Seir; He shone forth from Mount Paran and came with myriads of holy ones, with flaming fire at His right hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/6-17.htm">2 Kings 6:17</a></span><br />Then Elisha prayed, “O LORD, please open his eyes that he may see.” And the LORD opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw that the hills were full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/7-10.htm">Daniel 7:10</a></span><br />A river of fire was flowing, coming out from His presence. Thousands upon thousands attended Him, and myriads upon myriads stood before Him. The court was convened, and the books were opened.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-5.htm">Zechariah 14:5</a></span><br />You will flee by My mountain valley, for it will extend to Azal. You will flee as you fled from the earthquake in the days of Uzziah king of Judah. Then the LORD my God will come, and all the holy ones with Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/12-22.htm">Hebrews 12:22</a></span><br />Instead, you have come to Mount Zion, to the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem. You have come to myriads of angels<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/5-11.htm">Revelation 5:11</a></span><br />Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels encircling the throne, and the living creatures and the elders. And their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-14.htm">Revelation 19:14</a></span><br />The armies of heaven, dressed in fine linen, white and pure, follow Him on white horses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-53.htm">Acts 7:53</a></span><br />you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-19.htm">Galatians 3:19</a></span><br />Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-53.htm">Matthew 26:53</a></span><br />Are you not aware that I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-7.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:7</a></span><br />and to grant relief to you who are oppressed and to us as well. This will take place when the Lord Jesus is revealed from heaven with His mighty angels<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-14.htm">Jude 1:14</a></span><br />Enoch, the seventh from Adam, also prophesied about them: “Behold, the Lord is coming with myriads of His holy ones<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/66-15.htm">Isaiah 66:15</a></span><br />For behold, the LORD will come with fire—His chariots are like a whirlwind—to execute His anger with fury and His rebuke with flames of fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/1-24.htm">Ezekiel 1:24</a></span><br />When the creatures moved, I heard the sound of their wings like the roar of many waters, like the voice of the Almighty, like the tumult of an army. When they stood still, they lowered their wings.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.</p><p class="hdg">chariots</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/18-10.htm">Psalm 18:10</a></b></br> And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/33-2.htm">Deuteronomy 33:2</a></b></br> And he said, The LORD came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of saints: from his right hand <i>went</i> a fiery law for them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/2-11.htm">2 Kings 2:11</a></b></br> And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, <i>there appeared</i> a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.</p><p class="hdg">thousands.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/3-5.htm">Exodus 3:5</a></b></br> And he said, Draw not nigh hither: put off thy shoes from off thy feet, for the place whereon thou standest <i>is</i> holy ground.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/19-22.htm">Exodus 19:22,23</a></b></br> And let the priests also, which come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/8-5.htm">Angels</a> <a href="/psalms/55-19.htm">Changes</a> <a href="/psalms/46-9.htm">Chariots</a> <a href="/psalms/60-6.htm">Holiness</a> <a href="/psalms/68-5.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/ezra/10-10.htm">Israel's</a> <a href="/psalms/68-15.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/psalms/3-6.htm">Myriads</a> <a href="/psalms/63-2.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/psalms/68-8.htm">Sinai</a> <a href="/psalms/33-2.htm">Ten</a> <a href="/psalms/3-6.htm">Tens</a> <a href="/psalms/60-1.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/psalms/3-6.htm">Thousands</a> <a href="/esther/9-30.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/psalms/62-11.htm">Twice</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-17.htm">War-Carriage</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/78-25.htm">Angels</a> <a href="/psalms/77-10.htm">Changes</a> <a href="/songs/1-9.htm">Chariots</a> <a href="/psalms/68-24.htm">Holiness</a> <a href="/psalms/68-24.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/psalms/68-26.htm">Israel's</a> <a href="/psalms/68-33.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/daniel/7-10.htm">Myriads</a> <a href="/psalms/68-24.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/acts/7-30.htm">Sinai</a> <a href="/psalms/90-10.htm">Ten</a> <a href="/daniel/11-12.htm">Tens</a> <a href="/psalms/84-10.htm">Thousand</a> <a href="/psalms/119-72.htm">Thousands</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-3.htm">Twenty</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/6-6.htm">Twice</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-21.htm">War-Carriage</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 68</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/68-1.htm">A prayer at the removing of the ark</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/68-4.htm">An exhortation to praise God for his mercies</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/68-7.htm">for his care of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/68-19.htm">for his great works</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The mention of "tens of thousands" and "thousands of thousands" suggests an innumerable and overwhelming force, highlighting God's supreme authority and might. This imagery is reminiscent of the heavenly hosts described in <a href="/2_kings/6-17.htm">2 Kings 6:17</a>, where Elisha's servant's eyes are opened to see the mountain full of horses and chariots of fire. It also connects to <a href="/revelation/5-11.htm">Revelation 5:11</a>, where John describes the voice of many angels numbering "myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands," indicating the vastness of God's heavenly army. The use of chariots can also be seen as a type of Christ's ultimate victory and return, as depicted in <a href="/revelation/19-11.htm">Revelation 19:11-16</a>, where Christ is portrayed as a conquering king.<p><b>the Lord is in His sanctuary</b><br>This phrase signifies God's presence among His people, specifically in the sanctuary, which in the Old Testament context refers to the tabernacle or temple. The sanctuary was the designated holy place where God's presence dwelled, and where the Israelites came to worship and offer sacrifices. This reflects the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where God promises to dwell among them (<a href="/exodus/25-8.htm">Exodus 25:8</a>). The sanctuary also serves as a type of Christ, who is the true temple (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>) and through whom believers have access to God's presence (<a href="/hebrews/10-19.htm">Hebrews 10:19-22</a>). The concept of God being in His sanctuary underscores His holiness and the reverence due to Him.<p><b>as He was at Sinai.</b><br>This phrase recalls the theophany at Mount Sinai, where God revealed Himself to the Israelites after their exodus from Egypt. At Sinai, God gave the Law to Moses, establishing the covenant with Israel (Exodus 19-20). The reference to Sinai evokes the awe and fear associated with God's presence, as the mountain was covered with smoke, and there were thunder and lightning (<a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Exodus 19:16-19</a>). It serves as a reminder of God's faithfulness and the foundational moment of Israel's identity as God's chosen people. The Sinai event also prefigures the new covenant established through Christ, who fulfills the Law and the prophets (<a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17</a>) and mediates a better covenant (<a href="/hebrews/8-6.htm">Hebrews 8:6</a>). The mention of Sinai in this context reinforces the continuity of God's redemptive plan from the Old Testament to the New Testament.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse, depicted as a mighty warrior with an innumerable host of chariots.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/c/chariots_of_god.htm">Chariots of God</a></b><br>Symbolic of God's power and majesty, representing His divine presence and might.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord's_sanctuary.htm">The Lord's Sanctuary</a></b><br>Refers to the holy dwelling place of God, emphasizing His presence among His people.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/s/sinai.htm">Sinai</a></b><br>The mountain where God gave the Law to Moses, symbolizing God's covenant and revelation to Israel.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The people of God, who experienced His presence and power at Sinai and continue to be under His protection.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_omnipotence.htm">God's Omnipotence</a></b><br>Recognize the vastness of God's power and His ability to protect and guide His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_presence.htm">Divine Presence</a></b><br>Understand that God's presence is not limited to a physical location but is with His people wherever they are.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_faithfulness.htm">Covenant Faithfulness</a></b><br>Reflect on God's faithfulness to His covenant promises, as demonstrated at Sinai and throughout Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_warfare.htm">Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>Be aware of the spiritual realities and the unseen forces that God commands for the protection and aid of His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/worship_and_reverence.htm">Worship and Reverence</a></b><br>Approach God with reverence, acknowledging His holiness and the majesty of His heavenly host.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_68.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 68</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_68_17_conflict_with_history.htm">Psalm 68:17: Does claiming “tens of thousands” of divine chariots conflict with known historical or archeological data concerning ancient warfare?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_life's_key_questions_answers.htm">What does Elijah's Chariot of Fire symbolize?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/2_kings_6_16-17__literal_or_symbolic.htm">2 Kings 6:16–17: Where is the evidence for invisible chariots of fire, and should we take this as literal or symbolic? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_for_rev_19_14's_army.htm">Revelation 19:14 describes an army in white linen on heavenly horses—what evidence supports a real historical or spiritual event like this? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/68.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(17) <span class= "bld">The chariots.</span>--As the text stands, this verse can only be brought into harmony with the context by a certain violence to grammar. Its literal reading is, <span class= "ital">God's chariots, two myriads of thousands, and again myriads of thousands </span>(literally, <span class= "ital">of repetition</span>)<span class= "ital">, the Lord among them, Sinai in holiness; </span>which, by strict rule, must mean: "God's chariots are innumerable, and the Lord rides in them to Sinai, into the holy place." But this rendering is quite against the whole tenor of the passage, which is descriptive of a march <span class= "ital">from</span>, not <span class= "ital">to, </span>Sinai. Hence some suggest the rendering, "The Lord is among them--a Sinai in holiness," meaning that Zion has become <span class= "ital">Sinai, </span>a common enough figure in poetry (comp. <span class= "ital">In medio Tibure Sardinia est</span>--Mart. 4:60), but only discovered here by a roundabout process. There can hardly be a question as to the propriety of the emendation suggested by Dr. Perowne, <span class= "ital">The Lord is with them; He has come from Sinai into the holy place. </span>(Comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/32-2.htm" title="My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain on the tender herb, and as the showers on the grass:">Deuteronomy 32:2</a>, which was undoubtedly in the poet's mind.)<p><span class= "bld">Of</span> <span class= "bld">angels.</span>--This rendering arose from a confusion of the word which means <span class= "ital">repetition </span>with a word which means <span class= "ital">shining. </span>LXX., "of flourishing ones"; Vulg., "of rejoicing ones." But the mistake is a happy one, and Milton's sonorous lines have well caught the feeling and music of the Hebrew:--<p>"About His chariots numberless were poured<p>Cherub and seraph, potentates and thrones,<p>And virtues, winged spirits and chariots winged,<p>From the armoury of God, where stand of old<p>Myriads." <span class= "ital">Paradise Lost, </span>vii. 196.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/68.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 17.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels.</span> Another abrupt transition. The psalmist sees God move from Sinai, where he had represented him as present in ver. 8, into the sanctuary of Mount Zion. He is, of course, accompanied by his angelic host. This is described as a host of chariots (comp. <a href="/2_kings/6-17.htm">2 Kings 6:17</a>) -twenty thousand in number, and "thousands of repetition" - or thousands multiplied by thousands, as Hengstenberg understands the phrase (comp. <a href="/daniel/7-10.htm">Daniel 7:10</a>). <span class="cmt_word">The Lord</span> (Jehovah) <span class="cmt_word">is among them;</span> or, "in their midst." <span class="cmt_word">As in Sinai, in the holy place;</span> rather, <span class="accented">Sinai is in the sanctuary</span>. The glories of Sinai are, as it were, transferred thither. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/68-17.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The chariots</span><br /><span class="heb">רֶ֤כֶב</span> <span class="translit">(re·ḵeḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7393.htm">Strong's 7393: </a> </span><span class="str2">A vehicle, a team, cavalry, a rider, the upper millstone</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֗ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[are] tens of thousands—</span><br /><span class="heb">רִבֹּתַ֣יִם</span> <span class="translit">(rib·bō·ṯa·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - fd<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7239.htm">Strong's 7239: </a> </span><span class="str2">A myriad, large number</span><br /><br /><span class="word">thousands</span><br /><span class="heb">אַלְפֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’al·p̄ê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_505.htm">Strong's 505: </a> </span><span class="str2">A thousand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of thousands [are they];</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁנְאָ֑ן</span> <span class="translit">(šin·’ān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8136.htm">Strong's 8136: </a> </span><span class="str2">Change, repetition</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the Lord</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲדֹנָ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḏō·nāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_136.htm">Strong's 136: </a> </span><span class="str2">The Lord</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[is] in</span><br /><span class="heb">בָ֝֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḇām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">His sanctuary</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃</span> <span class="translit">(baq·qō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[as He was at] Sinai.</span><br /><span class="heb">סִינַ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(sî·nay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5514.htm">Strong's 5514: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sinai -- the mountain where the law was given</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/68-17.htm">Psalm 68:17 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/68-17.htm">Psalm 68:17 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/68-17.htm">Psalm 68:17 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/68-17.htm">Psalm 68:17 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/68-17.htm">Psalm 68:17 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/68-17.htm">Psalm 68:17 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/68-17.htm">Psalm 68:17 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/68-17.htm">Psalm 68:17 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/68-17.htm">Psalm 68:17 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/68-17.htm">Psalm 68:17 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/68-17.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 68:17 The chariots of God are tens (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/68-16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 68:16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 68:16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/68-18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 68:18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 68:18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>