“Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the Lord God might dwell among them.”
The affirmation that God has ascended to the heights and received gifts among people articulates the ultimate vindication and recognition of divine supremacy. The reference to receiving gifts indicates that even the nations acknowledge God's preeminence and bring tribute. This verse articulates the universal recognition of God's rule.
Church Fathers on Psalms 68:18
1. Of this Psalm, the title seems not to need operose discussion: for simple and easy it appears. For thus it stands: “For the end, for David himself a Psalm of a Song.” But in many Psalms already we have reminded you what is “at the end: for the end of the Law is Christ for righteousness to every man believing:” Romans 10:4 He is the end which makes perfect, not that which consumes or destroys. Nevertheless, if any one endeavours to inquire, what means, “a Psalm of a Song:”…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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