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.

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What Does Psalms 68:16 Mean?

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