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Psalm 68:16

World English Bible

Why do you look in envy, you rugged mountains,
at the mountain where God chooses to reign?
Yes, Yahweh will dwell there forever.

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Psalm 68:16 in other translations

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.

Psalm 68:16 · American Standard Version

Psalm 68:16 in context

  1. 14When the Almighty scattered kings in her,
    it snowed on Zalmon.
  2. 15The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains.
    The mountains of Bashan are rugged.
  3. 16Why do you look in envy, you rugged mountains,
    at the mountain where God chooses to reign?
    Yes, Yahweh will dwell there forever.
  4. 17The chariots of God are tens of thousands and thousands of thousands.
    The Lord is among them, from Sinai, into the sanctuary.
  5. 18You have ascended on high.
    You have led away captives.
    You have received gifts among people,
    yes, among the rebellious also, that Yah God might dwell there.