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Psalms 68:16 — Meaning and Application
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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
Verse in Context
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When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.
The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.
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.
The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy
Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led captivity captive: thou hast received gifts for men; yea, for the rebellious also, that the LORD God might dwell
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Psalms 68:1
"[[To the chief Musician, A Psalm or Song of David.]] Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before"
Psalms 68:2
"As smoke is driven away, so drive them away: as wax melteth before the fire, so let the wicked perish at the presence of God."
Psalms 68:3
"But let the righteous be glad; let them rejoice before God: yea, let them exceedingly rejoice."
Psalms 68:4
"Sing unto God, sing praises to his name: extol him that rideth upon the heavens by his name JAH, and rejoice before"
Psalms 68:5
"A father of the fatherless, and a judge of the widows, is God in his holy habitation."
Psalms 68:6
"God setteth the solitary in families: he bringeth out those which are bound with chains: but the rebellious dwell in a dry"
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