Psalms 68:16
Why do you look in envy, you rugged mountains, at the mountain where God chooses to reign? Yes, Yahweh will dwell there forever.This verse in the real world
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Who
In what words
- רָצַדrâtsadprobably to look askant, i.e. (figuratively) be jealous
- גַּבְנֹןgabnôna hump or peak of hills
- חָמַדchâmadto delight in
- שָׁכַןshâkanto reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)
- הַרhara mountain or range of hills (sometimes used figuratively)
- יָשַׁבyâshabproperly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwe
- אֱלֹהִיםʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the
- יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of God
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Deu 12:5, Psa 132:13–14, Rev 21:2–3, Heb 12:22–23, 1Ki 9:3, Deu 12:11, Isa 2:2, Psa 114:4