Psalm 68:16
Why do you gaze in envy, O mountains of many peaks? This is the mountain God chose for His dwelling, where the Lord will surely dwell forever.
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.
Why do you look in envy, you rugged mountains, at the mountain where God chooses to reign? Yes, the Lord will dwell there forever.
Note Lord or God in all caps is from the Hebrew יהוה Yahweh except when otherwise noted as being from the short form יה Yah.
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.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- Why
- Psalm 114:4, 6; Isaiah 2:2
- the hill
- Psalm 132:13, 14; Deuteronomy 12:5, 11; 1 Kings 9:3; Hebrews 12:22, 23; Revelation 21:2, 3