You Have Received

Psalms 68:18-19 NASB
You have ascended on high, You have led captive Your captives;
You have received gifts among men,
Even among the rebellious also, that the Lord God may dwell there.
19 Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden,
The God who is our salvation.
Selah.

The Hebrew word translated here as "have received" comes from a primitive root; to take, and has "the widest variety of applications" (CWSB). The BDB definition includes the ideas of "acquire, buy, bring, marry, take a wife, snatch, take away".

This could serve to remind us that He has redeemed us and we, the Bride of Christ, have been freed and raised with Him. He will be back to gather His Bride and take her to His Father's house. He has snatched us out from death's dominion and from His hand we cannot be removed by another. He alone holds the keys to life and death.

The gifts exchanged include our life for His. We receive salvation and the unfolding of His Spirit. He receives the glory given to Him by the Father.
It is love perfected.