the Week of Proper 19 / Ordinary 24
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Psalms 68:15
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A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan;A mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan.
A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; A mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan.
As the hyll of Basan, so is Gods hill: euen an hygh hyll, as the hyll of Basan.
[As] mount Bashan is the mount of God, a many-peaked mountain, [as] mount Bashan.
A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; A mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan.
The mountain of Bashan is God's mountain; the Bashan range is a mountain of peaks.
The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains. The mountains of Bashan are rugged.
The hil of God is as the hill of Bashan, an high hill as the hill of Bashan.
The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan; an high hill as the hill of Bashan.
The hill of Basan is Gods hill, the hill of Basan is a pleteous hill.
You huge mountains, Bashan mountains, mighty mountains, dragon mountains. All you mountains not chosen, sulk now, and feel sorry for yourselves, For this is the mountain God has chosen to live on; he'll rule from this mountain forever.
A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; A [high] mountain of many summits is Mount Bashan [rising east of the Jordan].
A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; A high mountain is the mountain of Bashan.
A hill of God is the hill of Bashan; a hill with high tops is the hill of Bashan.
A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; A high mountain is the mountain of Bashan.
The hill of God [is as] the hill of Bashan; a high hill [as] the hill of Bashan.
The mountain of Bashan is a towering mountain; the mountain of Bashan is a mountain with many peaks.
Our Lord and our God, Bashan is a mighty mountain covered with peaks.
When Shaddai scatters kings there, snow falls on Tzalmon.
The mountaine of God is like the mountaine of Bashan: it is an high Mountaine, as mount Bashan.
Over Salmon, the mountain of God, over the mountains of Bashan and over the mountain ridges.
The mountains of Bashan are majestic mountains. The mountains of Bashan are rugged.
When the Almighty scattereth kings therein, it snoweth in Zalmon.
The mountains of Bashan are majestic, with many peaks stretching high into the sky.
A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan. A mountain of many high tops is the mountain of Bashan.
The mountain of God is a rich mountain; a swelling mountain, a rich mountain.
A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; an high mountain is the mountain of Bashan.
A mountain of God is the hill of Bashan; a mount of many peaks is Mount Bashan.
O mighty mountain, mountain of Bashan; O many-peaked mountain, mountain of Bashan!
A mighty mountain, is the mountain of Bashan, A mountain of peaks, is the mountain of Bashan! -
(67-16) The mountain of God is a fat mountain. A curdled mountain, a fat mountain.
A mountain of God is the mountain of Bashan; a mountain of many peaks is the mountain of Bashan.
O mountain of God, mountain of Bashan; O many-peaked mountain, mountain of Bashan!
The mountain of Bashan is a mountain of God; The mountain of Bashan is a mountain of many peaks.
The mountains of Bashan are high; the mountains of Bashan have many peaks.
What a mighty mountain is Bashan, a mountain of many peaks!
Mount Bashan is God's towering mountain; Mount Bashan is a mountain of many peaks.
the hille of God is a fat hille. The cruddid hil is a fat hil;
A hill of God [is] the hill of Bashan, A hill of heights [is] the hill of Bashan.
O mighty mountain, mountain of Bashan; O many-peaked mountain, mountain of Bashan!
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
of God: Psalms 2:6, Psalms 78:68, Psalms 78:69, Psalms 87:1, Psalms 87:2, Isaiah 2:2, Isaiah 2:3
of Bashan: Deuteronomy 3:10, Micah 7:14
Reciprocal: Numbers 21:33 - Bashan 1 Kings 4:13 - Argob Psalms 24:3 - the hill Psalms 43:3 - thy holy Psalms 121:1 - lift up Ezekiel 20:40 - in mine Micah 4:1 - the mountain
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The hill of God [is as] the hill of Bashan,.... The church is the hill of God, an excellent and supereminent one, and in which he dwells, as is said in Psalms 68:16; called an hill for its visibility, and especially as it will be in the latter day, when it will be established and exalted above the mountains and hills, the kingdoms of this world, Isaiah 2:2; this is compared to the hill of Bashan for fertility and fruitfulness; hence we read of the kine and bulls, the rams and lambs, and fatlings of Bashan, and of the oaks thereof, Deuteronomy 32:14 Isaiah 2:13; the ordinances of the church are green pastures, where his people become fat and flourishing,
Psalms 23:2;
an high hill, [as] the hill of Bashan; or "an hill of eminences" h; it had several tops, or little hills that rose up from it; so the church of Christ, though but one hill or church in general, yet there are several little hills belong unto it, or particular congregational churches, of which it consists: for "a mountain abounding with cheese" i; which fed much cattle, and these produced much milk, of which large quantities of cheese were made, and so is expressive of the fruitfulness of it.
h הר גבננים "mons gibborum", Montanus; "vel eminentiarum", Gejerus; "monte frequente gibbis", Junius Tremellius "mons fastigiorum", Cocceius. i "Mons qui caseis abundat", Tigurine version.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The hill of God - The phrase “the hill of God,” or the mountain of God, is elsewhere applied in the Scriptures only to Mount Horeb or Sinai Exodus 3:1; Exodus 18:5; Exo 24:13; 1 Kings 19:8, and to Mount Zion, Psalms 24:3; Isaiah 30:29. There is no reason for supposing that there is a reference here to Mount Horeb or Sinai, as the psalm does not particularly relate to that mountain, and as there is nothing in the psalm to bring that mountain into comparison with other mountains. The allusion is, I think, clearly to Mount Zion; and the idea is, that that mountain, though it was not distinguished for its elevation or grandeur - though it had nothing in itself to claim attention, or to excite wonder - yet, from the fact that it had been selected as the place where God was to be worshipped, had an honor not less than that of the loftiest mountain, or than those which showed forth the divine perfections by their loftiness and sublimity. There is connected with this, also, the idea that, although it might be less defensible by its natural position, yet, because God resided there, it was defended by his presence more certainly than loftier mountains were by their natural strength. It should be remarked, however, that many other interpretations have been given of the passage, but this seems to me to be its natural meaning.
Is as the hill of Bashan - Luther renders this, “The mount of God is a fruit-bearing hill; a great and fruitbearing mountain.” On the word Bashan, see the notes at Isaiah 2:13; notes at Isaiah 33:9; notes at Psalms 22:12. Bashan was properly the region beyond Jordan, bounded on the north by Mount Hermon or the Anti-Libanus, and extending south as far as the stream Jabbok, and the mountains of Gilead. The “hill” of Bashan, or the “mountain of Bashan,” was properly Mount Hermon - the principal mountain pertaining to Bashan. The name Bashan was properly given to the country, and not to the mountain. The mountain referred to - Hermon - is that lofty range which lies on the east of the Jordan, and in the northern part of the country - a range some twelve thousand feet in height. See the notes at Psalms 42:6. It is the most lofty and distinguished mountain in Palestine, and the idea here, as above expressed, is, that Mount Zion, though not so lofty, or not having so much in itself to attract attention, was not less honored, and not less safe, as being the special dwelling-place of God.
An high hill ... - Or rather; a mount of peaks or ridges as Bashan. Mount Hermon was not a single hill, or a detached mountain, but a chain of mountains - a range of lofty peaks or summits. So of Zion. It was by the presence and protection of God what Bashan was by its natural strength and grandeur. Comparatively low and unimportant as Zion was, it had in fact more in it to show what God is, and to constitute safety, than there was in the loftiness and grandeur of Bashan. The latter, though thus lofty and grand, had no “advantage” over Zion, but Zion might in every way be compared with that lofty range of hills which, by their natural position, their strength, and their grandeur, showed forth so much the greatness and glory of God. The teaching would be, as applied to Zion, or the Church, that there is “as much” there to show the divine perfections, to illustrate the greatness and the power of God, as there is in the most sublime works of nature; or that they who look upon the works of God in nature to learn his perfections, have no advantage over those who seek to learn what he is in his church.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 68:15. The hill of God is as the hill of Bashan — This and the following verse should be read thus: "Is Mount Bashan the craggy mount, Mount Bashan, the mount of God? Why envy ye, ye craggy mounts? This is the mount of God in which he has desired to dwell." The Targum countenances this translation: Mount Moriah, the place where our fathers of old worshipped God, is chosen to build on it the house of the sanctuary, and Mount Sinai for the giving of the law. Mount Bashan, Mount Tabor, and Carmel are rejected; they are made as Mount Bashan."
