SEV Biblia, Chapter 68:18
Subiste a lo alto, cautivaste la cautividad, tomaste dones para los hombres, y también para los rebeldes, para que habite entre ellos JAH Dios.
Clarke's Bible Commentary - Psalms 67:18
Verse 18. Thou hast ascended on high ] When the ark had reached the top of Sion, and was deposited in the place assigned for it, the singers joined in the following chorus. This seems to be an allusion to a military triumph. The conqueror was placed on a very elevated chariot. Led captivity captive ] The conquered kings and generals were usually tied behind the chariot of the conqueror-bound to it, bound together, and walked after it, to grace the triumph of the victor.
Thou hast received gifts for men ] "And gave gifts unto men;" Eph. iv. 8. At such times the conqueror threw money among the crowd. Thou hast received gifts among men, µdab baadam, IN MAN, in human nature; and God manifest in the flesh dwells among mortals! Thanks be to God for his unspeakable GIFT! By establishing his abode among the rebellious the prophet may refer to the conquest of the land of Canaan, and the country beyond Jordan.
Yea, for the rebellious also ] Even to the rebellious. Those who were his enemies, who traduced his character and operations, and those who fought against him now submit to him, and share his munificence; for it is the property of a hero to be generous.
That the Lord God might dwell among them. ] µyhla hy yah Elohim, the self-existing God; see on ver. 4. The conqueror now coming to fix his abode among the conquered people to organize them under his laws, to govern and dispense justice among them. The whole of this is very properly applied by St. Paul, Ephesians iv. 5, to the resurrection and glory of Christ; where the reader is requested to consult the note.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 15-21 - The ascension of Christ must here be meant, and thereto it is applied Eph 4:8. He received as the purchase of his death, the gifts needfu for the conversion of sinners, and the salvation of believers. These he continually bestows, even on rebellious men, that the Lord God migh dwell among them, as their Friend and Father. He gave gifts to men Having received power to give eternal life, the Lord Jesus bestows i on as many as were given him, Joh 17:2. Christ came to a rebelliou world, not to condemn it, but that through him it might be saved. The glory of Zion's King is, that he is a Saviour and Benefactor to all his willing people, and a consuming fire to all that persist in rebellio against him. So many, so weighty are the gifts of God's bounty, that he may be truly said to load us with them. He will not put us off with present things for a portion, but will be the God of our salvation. The Lord Jesus has authority and power to rescue his people from the dominion of death, by taking away the sting of it from them when the die, and giving them complete victory over it when they rise again. The crown of the head, the chief pride and glory of the enemy, shall be smitten; Christ shall crush the head of the serpent.
Original Hebrew
עלית 5927 למרום 4791 שׁבית 7617 שׁבי 7628 לקחת 3947 מתנות 4979 באדם 120 ואף 637 סוררים 5637 לשׁכן 7931 יה 3050 אלהים׃ 430
