Psalm 68:16

Bible in Basic English 1965

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.

Cross References

1 Kings 9:3

And the Lord said to him, Your prayers and your requests for grace have come to my ears: I have made holy this house which you have made, and I have put my name there for ever; my eyes and my heart will be there at all times.

Psalm 114:4

The mountains were jumping like goats, and the little hills like lambs.

Psalm 114:6

You mountains, why were you jumping like goats, and you little hills like lambs?

Isaiah 2:2

And it will come about in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord will be placed on the top of the mountains, and be lifted up over the hills; and all nations will come to it.

Deuteronomy 12:11

Then there will be a place marked out by the Lord your God as the resting-place for his name, and there you will take all the things which I give you orders to take: your burned offerings and other offerings, and the tenth part of your goods, and the offerings to be lifted up, and the offerings of your oaths which you make to the Lord;

Deuteronomy 12:5

But let your hearts be turned to the place which will be marked out by the Lord your God, among your tribes, to put his name there;