Psalm 68:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Whyלָ֤מָּה
(lam·mah)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
do you look with envy,תְּֽרַצְּדוּן֮
(te·ra·tze·dun)
7520: to watch (stealthily)a prim. root
O mountainsהָרִ֪ים
(ha·rim)
2022: mountain, hill, hill countryof uncertain derivation
with [many] peaks,גַּבְנֻ֫נִּ֥ים
(gav·nun·nim)
1386: a peak, rounded summitfrom the same as gibben
At the mountainהָהָ֗ר
(ha·har)
2022: mountain, hill, hill countryof uncertain derivation
which Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
has desiredחָמַ֣ד
(cha·mad)
2530: to desire, take pleasure ina prim. root
for His abode?לְשִׁבְתֹּ֑ו
(le·shiv·tov;)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
Surelyאַף־
(af-)
637: also, yeaa prim. conjunction
the LORDיְ֝הוָ֗ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
will dwellיִשְׁכֹּ֥ן
(yish·kon)
7931: to settle down, abide, dwella prim. root
[there] forever.לָנֶֽצַח׃
(la·ne·tzach.)
5331: eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuityfrom natsach


















KJV Lexicon
Why leap
ratsad  (raw-tsad')
probably to look askant, i.e. (figuratively) be jealous -- leap.
ye ye high
gabnon  (gab-nohn')
a hump or peak of hills -- high.
hills
har  (har)
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) -- hill (country), mount(-ain), promotion.
this is the hill
har  (har)
a mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively) -- hill (country), mount(-ain), promotion.
which God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
desireth
chamad  (khaw-mad')
to delight in -- beauty, greatly beloved, covet, delectable thing, (great) delight, desire, goodly, lust, (be) pleasant (thing), precious (thing).
to dwell in
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
yea the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
will dwell
shakan  (shaw-kan')
to reside or permanently stay -- abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).
in it for ever
netsach  (neh'-tsakh)
a goal, i.e. the bright object at a distance travelled towards; hence (figuratively), splendor, or (subjectively) truthfulness, or (objectively) confidence; but usually (adverbially), continually (i.e. to the most distant point of view)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Why do you look with envy, O mountains with many peaks, At the mountain which God has desired for His abode? Surely the LORD will dwell there forever.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Why gaze with envy, you mountain peaks, at the mountain God desired for His dwelling? The LORD will live there forever!

International Standard Version
You mountains of many peaks, why do you watch with envy the mountain in which God has chosen to dwell? Indeed, the LORD will live there forever.

NET Bible
Why do you look with envy, O mountains with many peaks, at the mountain where God has decided to live? Indeed the LORD will live there permanently!

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
What do you seek in the ridged mountains? The mountain that God has chosen for himself to dwell in, Lord Jehovah will dwell in it to eternity.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Why do you look with envy, you mountains with many peaks, at the mountain where God has chosen to live? Certainly, the LORD will live there forever.

King James 2000 Bible
Why leap you, you high hills? this is the hill which God desires to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it forever.
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