Wesley's Explanatory Notes - Psalms 68:17
The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.Chariots — The armies (whereof chariots were an eminent part in those times) which attend upon God to do his pleasure.Twenty thousand — An innumerable company, a certain number being put for an uncertain.Among them — Here the psalmist seems to be transported by the prophetic spirit, from the narration of those external successes, to the prediction of the Messiah; and of the... read more
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge - Psalms 68:17
chariots: Psalms 18:10, Deuteronomy 33:2, 2 Kings 2:11, 2 Kings 6:16, 2 Kings 6:17, Ezekiel 1:15-Hosea :, Daniel 7:10, Matthew 26:53, Revelation 5:11, Revelation 9:16 thousand: or, many thousand as in Sinai: Exodus 3:5, Exodus 19:22, Exodus 19:23 Reciprocal: Exodus 14:7 - General Numbers 16:3 - the Lord Joshua 22:31 - the Lord is 2 Samuel 22:11 - a cherub 1 Chronicles 28:18 - the chariot Psalms 47:5 - God Psalms 103:21 - ministers Ezekiel 10:1 - above Ezekiel 10:18 - and stood Daniel 7:13... read more