Psa 68:16-18 | TNotes | STEP | 68:16 Why do you look with envy? Bashan is physically much more impressive than the mountains around Jerusalem, but it was not the home of the Lord. Only Mount Zion enjoyed the privilege of providing God’s dwelling place.

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‏ Psalms 68:16-18

68:16 ^a Why do you look with envy? Bashan is physically much more impressive than the mountains around Jerusalem, but it was not the home of the Lord. Only Mount Zion enjoyed the privilege of providing God’s dwelling place.
68:17 ^b Chariots, the ultimate weapon of the armed forces in the psalmist’s day, are an image of the Lord’s power to grant victory (20:7 ^c; 44:3 ^d).
68:18 ^e When you ascended to the heights: The Most High established his reign victoriously in Zion.

• a crowd of captives ... gifts: This is an image of a victorious ruler leading the victory march after battle. Paul applied this image to Jesus Christ (Eph 4:8-13 ^f).