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Psalm 68:16-18
New Catholic Bible
Psalm 68:16-18
New Catholic Bible
16 [a]The mountains of Bashan are God’s mountains;
the mountains of Bashan are mighty peaks.
17 Why, O rugged mountains, do you gaze enviously
at the mountain[b] that God has chosen as his abode,
where the Lord himself will dwell forever?
18 The chariots of God[c] are myriad,
thousands upon thousands;
the Lord has come down from Sinai
and entered into the holy place.
Footnotes
- Psalm 68:16 This fifth part celebrates the taking of Jerusalem to which God ascends and from which he will rule the world.
- Psalm 68:17 The mountain: Mount Zion, a little mount, which God has made the highest mountain because he has placed his temple there and dwells in it.
- Psalm 68:18 Chariots of God: the heavenly hosts (see Hab 3:8, 15), later termed “legions” by Jesus (see Mt 26:53). It may also refer to the heavenly chariots seen by Elisha (see 2 Ki 6:17) rather than the chariots of Solomon (see 1 Ki 10:26).
