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Psalm 68:16

16  Why do you look with hatred, O many-peaked mountain,

at the mount that God gdesired for his abode,

yes, where the Lord will dwell forever?

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Psalm 68:16 — The New International Version (NIV)

16 why gaze in envy, you rugged mountain,

at the mountain where God chooses to reign,

where the Lord himself will dwell forever?

Psalm 68:16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

16 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.

Psalm 68:16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

16 Why do you look with envy, O rugged mountains,

at Mount Zion, where God has chosen to live,

where the Lord himself will live forever?

Psalm 68:16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

16 Why do you fume with envy, you mountains of many peaks?

This is the mountain which God desires to dwell in;

Yes, the Lord will dwell in it forever.

Psalm 68:16 — New Century Version (NCV)

16 Why do you mountains with many peaks look with envy

on the mountain that God chose for his home?

The Lord will live there forever.

Psalm 68:16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

16 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.

Psalm 68:16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

16 Why do ye look with envy, ye many-peaked mountains, upon the mount that God hath desired for his abode? yea, Jehovah will dwell there for ever.

Psalm 68:16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

16 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. 

Psalm 68:16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

16 Why gaze with envy, you mountain peaks,

at the mountain God desired for His dwelling?

The Lord will live there forever!

Psalm 68:16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

16 Why do you look with envy, O many-peaked mountain,

at the mount that God desired for his abode,

where the Lord will reside forever?

Psalm 68:16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

16 Why do you look with hostility, O many-peaked mountains?

This mountain God desires for his dwelling.

Yes, Yahweh will abide in it forever.

Psalm 68:16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

16 You rocky mountains are jealous of Mount Zion, aren’t you?

That’s where God chooses to rule.

That’s where the Lord himself will live forever.

Psalm 68:16 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

16 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.


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