Psalms 68:16 - Compare All Versions
Psalms 68:16 NIV (New International Version)
why gaze in envy, you rugged mountain, at the mountain where God chooses to reign, where the LORD himself will dwell forever?
Psalms 68:16 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
Why do you look with hatred, O many-peaked mountain, at the mount that God desired for his abode, yes, where the LORD will dwell forever?
Psalms 68:16 NLT (New Living Translation)
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?
Psalms 68:16 CSB (Christian Standard Bible)
Why gaze with envy, you mountain peaks, at the mountain God desired for his abode? The LORD will dwell there forever!
Psalms 68:16 KJV (King James Version)
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.
Psalms 68:16 NKJV (New King James Version)
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.
Psalms 68:15-16 MSG (The Message)
You huge mountains, Bashan mountains, mighty mountains, dragon mountains. All you mountains not chosen, sulk now, and feel sorry for yourselves, For this is the mountain God has chosen to live on; he’ll rule from this mountain forever.
Psalms 68:16 NASB2020 (New American Standard Bible - NASB)
Why do you look with envy, you mountains of many peaks, At the mountain God has desired as His dwelling? Indeed, the LORD will dwell there forever.
Psalms 68:16 AMP (Amplified Bible)
Why do you look with envy, mountains with many peaks, At the mountain [of the city of Zion] which God has desired for His dwelling place? Yes, the LORD will dwell there forever.
Psalms 68:16 NET (New English Translation)
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!