Psalms 68:16

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (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

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Context — Psalms 68

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13When ye lie among the sheepfolds, [It is as] the wings of a dove covered with silver, And her pinions with yellow gold.

14When the Almighty scattered kings therein, [It was as when] it snoweth in Zalmon.

15A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; A high mountain is the mountain of Bashan.

16Why look ye askance, ye high mountains, At the mountain which God hath desired for his abode? Yea, Jehovah will dwell [in it] for ever.

17The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands; The Lord is among them, [as in] Sinai, in the sanctuary.

18Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led away captives; Thou hast received gifts among men, Yea, [among] the rebellious also, that Jehovah God might dwell [with them].

19Blessed be the Lord, who daily beareth our burden, Even the God who is our salvation. Selah

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