Psalms 68:16

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Deut 12:5 : 5 But unto the place which Jehovah your God shall choose out of all your tribes, to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come;
Ps 132:13-14 : 13 For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for his habitation. 14 This is my resting-place for ever: Here will I dwell; For I have desired it.
Heb 12:22-23 : 22 but ye are come unto mount Zion, and unto the city of the living God, the heavenly Jerusalem, and to innumerable hosts of angels, 23 to the general assembly and church of the firstborn who are enrolled in heaven, and to God the Judge of all, and to the spirits of just men made perfect,
Rev 21:2-3 : 2 And I {G2491} saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down out of heaven from God, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband. 3 And I heard a great voice out of the throne saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with men, and he shall dwell with them, and they shall be his peoples, and God himself shall be with them, [ and be] their God:
Isa 2:2 : 2 And it shall come to pass in the latter days, that the mountain of Jehovah's house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it.
Deut 12:11 : 11 then it shall come to pass that to the place which Jehovah your God shall choose, to cause his name to dwell there, thither shall ye bring all that I command you: your burnt-offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave-offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto Jehovah.
1 Kgs 9:3 : 3 And Jehovah said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and my heart shall be there perpetually.
Ps 87:1-2 : 1 A Psalm of the sons of Korah; a Song. His foundation is in the holy mountains. 2 Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob.
Ps 114:4 : 4 The mountains skipped like rams, The little hills like lambs.
Ps 114:6 : 6 Ye mountains, that ye skip like rams; Ye little hills, like lambs?

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 68:15
85%
15A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; A high mountain is the mountain of Bashan.
Ps 132:13-14
2 verses
77%
13For Jehovah hath chosen Zion; He hath desired it for his habitation.
14This is my resting-place for ever: Here will I dwell; For I have desired it.
Ps 68:17-18
2 verses
77%
17The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands upon thousands; The Lord is among them, [as in] Sinai, in the sanctuary.
18Thou hast ascended on high, thou hast led away captives; Thou hast received gifts among men, Yea, [among] the rebellious also, that Jehovah God might dwell [with them].
Ps 15:1
77%
1A Psalm of David. Jehovah, who shall sojourn in thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
Ps 114:6
75%
6Ye mountains, that ye skip like rams; Ye little hills, like lambs?
Ps 24:3
75%
3Who shall ascend into the hill of Jehovah? And who shall stand in his holy place?
Ps 78:68-69
2 verses
74%
68But chose the tribe of Judah, The mount Zion which he loved.
69And he built his sanctuary like the heights, Like the earth which he hath established for ever.
Isa 2:14
74%
14and upon all the high mountains, and upon all the hills that are lifted up,
Ps 87:1-2
2 verses
74%
1A Psalm of the sons of Korah; a Song. His foundation is in the holy mountains.
2Jehovah loveth the gates of Zion More than all the dwellings of Jacob.
Ps 125:1-2
2 verses
73%
1A Song of Ascents. They that trust in Jehovah Are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abideth for ever.
2As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, So Jehovah is round about his people From this time forth and for evermore.
Ps 48:1-3
3 verses
73%
1A Song; a Psalm of the sons of Korah. Great is Jehovah, and greatly to be praised, In the city of our God, in his holy mountain.
2Beautiful in elevation, the joy of the whole earth, Is mount Zion, [on] the sides of the north, The city of the great King.
3God hath made himself known in her palaces for a refuge.
Isa 33:5
72%
5Jehovah is exalted; for he dwelleth on high: he hath filled Zion with justice and righteousness.
Ps 26:8
72%
8Jehovah, I love the habitation of thy house, And the place where thy glory dwelleth.
Ps 76:2
71%
2In Salem also is his tabernacle, And his dwelling-place in Zion.
Ps 114:4
71%
4The mountains skipped like rams, The little hills like lambs.
Ps 92:8
71%
8But thou, O Jehovah, art on high for evermore.
Ps 97:5
71%
5The mountains melted like wax at the presence of Jehovah, At the presence of the Lord of the whole earth.
Ps 113:4-5
2 verses
71%
4Jehovah is high above all nations, And his glory above the heavens.
5Who is like unto Jehovah our God, That hath his seat on high,
Mic 4:1
71%
1But in the latter days it shall come to pass, that the mountain of Jehovah's house shall be established on the top of the mountains, and it shall be exalted above the hills; and peoples shall flow unto it.
Hab 3:6
71%
6He stood, and measured the earth; He beheld, and drove asunder the nations; And the eternal mountains were scattered; The everlasting hills did bow; His goings were [as] of old.
Mic 1:3
71%
3For, behold, Jehovah cometh forth out of his place, and will come down, and tread upon the high places of the earth.
Ps 69:35
71%
35For God will save Zion, and build the cities of Judah; And they shall abide there, and have it in possession.
Ps 84:1
71%
1For the Chief Musician; set to the Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How amiable are thy tabernacles, O Jehovah of hosts!
Ps 102:16
71%
16For Jehovah hath built up Zion; He hath appeared in his glory.
Ps 102:19
70%
19For he hath looked down from the height of his sanctuary; From heaven did Jehovah behold the earth;
Deut 33:15
70%
15And for the chief things of the ancient mountains, And for the precious things of the everlasting hills,
Ps 97:9
70%
9For thou, Jehovah, art most high above all the earth: Thou art exalted far above all gods.
Ps 72:3
70%
3The mountains shall bring peace to the people, And the hills, in righteousness.
Ps 27:4
70%
4One thing have I asked of Jehovah, that will I seek after; That I may dwell in the house of Jehovah all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of Jehovah, And to inquire in his temple.
Isa 66:1
70%
1Thus saith Jehovah, Heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: what manner of house will ye build unto me? and what place shall be my rest?
Ps 91:9
70%
9For thou, O Jehovah, art my refuge! Thou hast made the Most High thy habitation;
Ps 76:4
70%
4Glorious art thou [and] excellent, From the mountains of prey.
Ps 104:32
70%
32Who looketh on the earth, and it trembleth; He toucheth the mountains, and they smoke.
Ps 99:9
70%
9Exalt ye Jehovah our God, And worship at his holy hill; For Jehovah our God is holy.
Acts 7:49
70%
49The heaven is my throne, And the earth the {G4228} footstool of my feet: What manner of house will ye build Me? saith the Lord: Or what is the place of my rest?
Ps 104:8
70%
8(The mountains rose, the valleys sank down) Unto the place which thou hadst founded for them.
2 Chr 6:18
69%
18But will God in very deed dwell with men on the earth? behold, heaven and the heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house which I have builded!
Ps 104:18
69%
18The high mountains are for the wild goats; The rocks are a refuge for the conies.
Ps 132:5
69%
5Until I find out a place for Jehovah, A tabernacle for the Mighty One of Jacob.
Isa 57:7
69%
7Upon a high and lofty mountain hast thou set thy bed; thither also wentest thou up to offer sacrifice.
Ps 99:2
69%
2Jehovah is great in Zion; And he is high above all the peoples.
Ps 148:9
69%
9Mountains and all hills; Fruitful trees and all cedars;