Psalms 68:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the Lord will dwell in it for ever.”
Psalms 68:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Psalms 68:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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Psalms 68:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Why do you look in envy, you rugged mountains, at the mountain where God chooses to reign? Yes, Yahweh will dwell there forever.”
Psalms 68:16 — World English Bible
Psalms 68:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Why look ye askance, ye high mountains, At the mountain which God hath desired for his abode? Yea, Jehovah will dwell in it for ever. ”
Psalms 68:16 — American Standard Version
Psalms 68:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Why do ye envy, O high hills, The hill God hath desired for His seat? Jehovah also doth tabernacle for ever.”
Psalms 68:16 — Young's Literal Translation
Psalms 68:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“ Why do ye look with envy, ye many-peaked mountains, upon the mount thatGod hath desired for his abode? yea, Jehovah will dwell [there] for ever. ”
Psalms 68:16 — Darby Translation
Psalms 68:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Why leape ye, ye high mountaines? as for this Mountaine, God deliteth to dwell in it: yea, the Lord will dwell in it for euer.”
Psalms 68:16 — Geneva Bible
Psalms 68:16 in Context — Psalms 68
14 When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.
15 The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.
16 Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the Lord will dwell in it for ever.
17 The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.
18 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.
What Does Psalms 68:16 Mean?
Psalms 68:16 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 68. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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