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Psalm 68:15 KJV
Psalms · chapter 68 · verse 15
The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.Psalm 68:15 · King James Version
Psalm 68:15 in context
13Though ye have lien among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove covered with silver, and her feathers with yellow gold.
14When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.
15The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.
16Why leap ye, ye high hills? this is the hill which God desireth to dwell in; yea, the LORD will dwell in it for ever.
17The chariots of God are twenty thousand, even thousands of angels: the Lord is among them, as in Sinai, in the holy place.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- BashanBâshânBashan , a region East of the JordanH1316 →
- hillhara mountain or range of hillsH2022 →
- highgabnôna hump or peak of hillsH1386 →
- Godʼĕlôhîymgods in the ordinary senseH430 →
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David, having given God praise for what he had done for Israel in general, as the God of Israel (Psa 68:8), here comes to give him praise as Zion's God in a special manner; compare Psa 9:11. Sing praises to the Lord who dwelleth in Zion, for which reason Zion is called the hill of God. I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 15-21