Psalms 68:16 - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

Psalms 68:16

14 ^aWhen the Almighty scattered kings in it,
It was white as snow in Zalmon.

15 A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan;
A mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan.

16 Why do you¹ fume with envy, you mountains of many peaks?
^aThis is the mountain which God desires to dwell in;
Yes, the Lord will dwell in it forever.

17 ^aThe chariots of God are twenty thousand,
Even thousands of thousands;
The Lord is among them as in Sinai, in the Holy Place.

18 ^aYou have ascended on high,
^bYou have led captivity captive;
^cYou have received gifts among men,
Even from ^dthe rebellious,
^eThat the Lord God might dwell there.

19 Blessed be the Lord,
Who daily loads us with benefits,
The God of our salvation! Selah

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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Mountains are often symbols of nations (Psalms 46:2; Psalms 65:6). That of Bashan, northeast of Palestine, denotes a heathen nation, which is described as a "hill of God," or a great hill. Such are represented as envious of the hill (Zion) on which God resides;

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