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Samuel Bagster

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

John Wesley

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

Daniel Whedon

Whedon's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 68:17

17. Chariots of God War chariots. The verse contains a strong anthropomorphism, as Habakkuk 3:8-15, and here represents the triumphal march of God to Zion as exceeding in grandeur all displays of earthly power. Twenty thousand Literally, Twice ten thousand. The Hebrews could not carry their exact enumeration above ten thousand; beyond this they proceeded by multiplying the myriad. Hence, thousands of angels, are literally, thousands of repetition, that is, thousands many times... read more

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