| Verse | Comparing Text |
| Ps 68:16 | 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. |
| Text From Selected Translation | Comparing Text | Translation |
| 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 look ye askance, ye high mountains, At the mountain which God hath desired for his abode? Yea, Jehovah will dwell in it for ever. | American Standard |
| 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 are you looking with envy, you high hills, on the hill desired by God as his resting-place? truly, God will make it his house for ever. | Basic English |
| 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 leap [07520] ye, ye high [01386] hills [02022]? this is the hill [02022] which God [0430] desireth [02530] to dwell in [03427]; yea, the LORD [03068] will dwell [07931] in it for ever [05331]. | Strong Concordance |
| 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 leap all of you, all of you high hills? this is the hill which God desires to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever. | Updated King James |
| 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 ye envy, O high hills, The hill God hath desired for His seat? Jehovah also doth tabernacle for ever. | Young's Literal |
| 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 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. | Darby |
| 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 leap ye, ye lofty hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yes, the LORD will dwell in it for ever. | Webster |
| 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 look in envy, you rugged mountains, at the mountain where God chooses to reign? Yes, Yahweh will dwell there forever. | World English |
| 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. | Let not the tempest of water drown me, nor the deep swallow me up: and let not the pit shut her mouth upon me. | Douay Rheims |
| 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. | exaudi me Domine quoniam bona est misericordia tua secundum multitudinem miserationum tuarum respice ad me | Jerome's Vulgate |
| 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 look in envy, you rugged mountains, at the mountain where God chooses to reign? Yes, the LORD will dwell there forever. | Hebrew Names |
| 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. | ¿Por qué os levantáis, oh montes altos? Este monte amó Dios para su asiento; Ciertamente Jehová habitará en él para siempre. | Reina Valera - 1909 (Spanish) |
| 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. | ¿Por qué saltasteis, oh montes altos? Este monte amó Dios para su asiento; ciertamente el SEÑOR habitará en él para siempre. | Sagradas Escrituras - 1569 (Spanish) |
| 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 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. |
New American Standard Bible© |
| 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 look with grudging and envy, you many-peaked mountains, at the mountain [of the city called Zion] which God has desired for His dwelling place? Yes, the Lord will dwell in it forever. | Amplified Bible© |
| 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. | Pourquoi, montagnes aux cimes nombreuses, avez-vous de l`envie Contre la montagne que Dieu a voulue pour résidence? L`Éternel n`en fera pas moins sa demeure à perpétuité. | Louis Segond - 1910 (French) |
| 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. | Pourquoi, montagnes à plusieurs sommets, regardez-vous avec jalousie la montagne que Dieu a désirée pour y habiter? Oui, l'Éternel y demeurera pour toujours. | John Darby (French) |
| 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. | Por que estás, ó monte de cimos numerosos, olhando com inveja o monte que Deus desejou para sua habitação? Na verdade o Senhor habitará nele eternamente. | Unknown - Maybe Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) |