Psalm 68:16

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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.Why do you gaze in envy, O mountains of many peaks? This is the mountain God chose for His dwelling, where the LORD will surely dwell forever.

In other translations

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.Why do you gaze in envy, O mountains of many peaks? This is the mountain God chose for His dwelling, where the LORD will surely dwell forever.

Hebrew words

לָמָּה׀lamah<to> why?H4100תְּרַצְּדוּןteratzedundo you watch with envy !H7520הָרִיםharimO mountainsH2022גַּבְנֻנִּיםgavnunimpeaksH1386הָהָרhaharthe mountainH2022חָמַדchamad[which] he desiredH2530אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430לְשִׁבְתּוֹleshivtoto dwell in heH3427אַף־'af-alsoH637יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068יִשְׁכֹּןyishkonhe will dwellH7931לָנֶצַח׃lanetzachto perpetuityH5331

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

Places: Mount Zion

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