Charles Ellicott Commentary Psalms 68:18

"Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led away captives; Thou hast received gifts among men, Yea, [among] the rebellious also, that Jehovah God might dwell [with them]." — Psalms 68:18 (ASV)

Thou hast ascended on high. —Or, to the height, that is, Mount Zion, as in Psalms 24:0 (Ezekiel 20:40).

Captivity captive. —Or, captives into captivity (See Judges 5:12, Note.).

For men. —This rendering is inadmissible. Literally, in man, which is equivalent to our of men. Gifts of men are therefore captives or hostages, namely, the rebellious in the next clause, that is, the heathen, whom the poet describes as subjected to Jehovah, and their land made His dwelling-place (For St. Paul’s citation of this verse, or its original, see Note, Ephesians 4:8, New Testament Commentary.).