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 that God 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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