Psalms 68:17

¹⁵ A mountain of God is Mount Bashan; a mountain of many peaks is Mount Bashan.

¹⁶ 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.

The chariots of God are tens of thousands— thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.

¹⁸ 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.

¹⁹ Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, the God of our salvation. Selah

This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: The chariots of God are tens of thousands— thousands of thousands are they; the Lord is in His sanctuary as He was at Sinai.
KJV: The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.
WEB: The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands. The Lord is among them, from Sinai, into the sanctuary.
ASV: The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands; The Lord is among them, [as in] Sinai, in the sanctuary.
DARBY: The chariots of God are twenty thousand, thousands upon thousands; the Lord is among them: it is a Sinai in holiness.
BLB: The chariots of God [are] myriads—thousands upon thousands! The Lord [is] among them [on] Sinai, in the sanctuary.

ÅB: Guds vogner er to ganger ti tusen, tusen og tusen til; Herren er iblant dem, Sinai er i helligdommen[^7].
OTB: Guds vogner er utallige, tusen på tusen;
Herren er blant dem som Han var ved Sinai, i hellighet.
B1930: Guds vogner er to ganger ti tusen, tusen og atter tusen; Herren er iblandt dem, Sinai er i helligdommen. / < likesom på Sinai, da loven blev gitt, er Herren i helligdommen, d.e. på Sion, omgitt av himmelske hærskarer.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Deuteronomy 33:2
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.
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Daniel 7:10
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.
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Revelation 5:11
Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels and living creatures and elders encircling the throne, and their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands.
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Revelation 9:16
And the number of mounted troops was two hundred million; I heard their number.
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Habakkuk 3:8
Were You angry at the rivers, O LORD? Was Your wrath against the streams? Did You rage against the sea when You rode on Your horses, on Your chariots of salvation?
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Matthew 26:53
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?
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Ezekiel 1:15–28
When I looked at the living creatures, I saw a wheel on the ground beside each creature with its four faces.
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Psalms 18:10
He mounted a cherub and flew; He soared on the wings of the wind.
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