Psalms

Psalm 68:16

¹⁶Why do you gaze in envy, O mountains of many peaks?

This is the mountain God chose for His dwelling,

where the LORD will surely dwell forever.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why	לָ֤מָּה׀	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
do you gaze in envy	תְּֽרַצְּדוּן֮	tə·raṣ·ṣə·ḏūn	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H7520 watch
O mountains	הָרִ֪ים	hā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
of many peaks	גַּבְנֻ֫נִּ֥ים	gaḇ·nun·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1386 peak, rounded summit
the mountain	הָהָ֗ר	hā·hār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
God	אֱלֹהִ֣ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
chose	חָמַ֣ד	ḥā·maḏ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2530 desire, take pleasure in
for	לְשִׁבְתּ֑וֹ	lə·šiḇ·tōw	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
where the LORD	יְ֝הוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
will surely	אַף־	’ap̄-	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
dwell	יִשְׁכֹּ֥ן	yiš·kōn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
forever	לָנֶֽצַח׃	lā·ne·ṣaḥ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H5331 eminence, enduring, everlastingness, perpetuity

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.