Psalms 68:15

(68:16) A mountain of God is the mount of Bashan; many peaks hath the mount of Bashan.

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.

In Context

14(68:15) When the Almighty scattered kings in the midst of her, then even in darkness shone light [as pure] as snow.

16(68:17) Why watch ye enviously, ye many-peaked mountains, yonder mountain which God hath chosen for his residence? yea, the Lord will also dwell [there] for ever.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 3:10All the cities of the plain, and all Gil'ad, and all Bashan, unto Salchah and Edrei, the cities of the kingdom of 'Og in Bashan.

Psalms 2:6[Saying,] Yet have I appointed my king upon Zion my holy mount.

Psalms 87:1“By the sons of Korach; a psalm or song.” It is founded by him on holy mountains.

Micah 7:14Feed thy people with thy rod, the flock of thy heritage, which dwell in solitude in the wood, in the midst of Carmel: let them feed in Bashan and Gil'ad, as in the days of old.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 68:8-15

Thankful Praises to God; Mercies Recollected. 7 O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah: 8 The earth shook, the heavens also dropped at the presence of God: even Sinai itself was moved at the presence of God, the God of Israel. 9 Thou, O God, didst send a plentiful rain, whereby thou didst confirm thine inheritance, when it was weary. 10 Thy congregation hath dwelt therein: thou, O God, hast prepared of thy goodness for the poor. 11 The Lord gave the… Read the whole commentary →

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