Psalms 68:16

“He sent from above, etc.] Either his hand, as in (<19E407>Psalm 144:7); he exerted and displayed his mighty power in raising Christ from the dead; or he sent help from his sanctuary; as in (<192002>Psalm 20:2); and helped and strengthened him in a day of salvation; or when he wrought out the salvation of his people; or “he sent his word”, as in (<19A720>Psalm 107:20); his word of command, to take up his life again, as he had given it to lay it down, (<431018>John 10:18). The Targum is, he sent his prophets; but it may be much better supplied, he sent his angels, or an angel; as he did at his resurrection, who rolled away the stone from the sepulchre, as a token of his justification and…”

“Why leap ye, ye high hills? - That is, with exultation; with pride; with conscious superiority. Why do you seem to regard yourselves as so superior to Mount Zion, in strength, in beauty, in grandeur? The Hebrew, however - רצד râtsad - rather means, “Why do ye watch insidiously? why do ye look askance at?” The word occurs only in this place. In Arabic it means to watch closely; to lie in wait for. This is the idea here. The mountains around Palestine - the mountains of the pagan world - the lofty hills - as if conscious of their grandeur, are represented as looking “askance,” in their pride, at Mount Zion; as eyeing it with silent contempt, as if it were not worthy of notice; as if it were…”

“Leap - Why do you triumph and look upon Zion with contempt? He speaks to the hills by an usual figure. Will dwell - This hill, though despicable in your eyes, is precious in God's, and chosen by him for his perpetual residence. Psalms 68:17”

“68:16 Why do you look with envy? Bashan is physically much more impressive than the mountains around Jerusalem, but it was not the home of the Lord. Only Mount Zion enjoyed the privilege of providing God’s dwelling place.”

“Why: Psa 114:4, Psa 114:6; Isa 2:2 the hill: Psa 132:13, Psa 132:14; Deu 12:5, Deu 12:11; Kg1 9:3; Heb 12:22, Heb 12:23; Rev 21:2, Rev 21:3 Psalms 68:17”