O mountains, that you skipped like rams? O little hills, like lambs?
Parallel translations
- WEB You mountains, that you skipped like rams; you little hills, like lambs?
- KJV Ye mountains, that ye skipped like rams; and ye little hills, like lambs?
- BSB O mountains, that you skipped like rams, O hills, like lambs?
- NASB Mountains, that you skip like rams? Hills, like lambs?
- NLT Why, mountains, did you skip like rams? Why, hills, like lambs?
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Quick answer
The psalmist asks the mountains and hills why they skipped. The wonder of creation's trembling demands an explanation.
Overview
Continuing the dramatic questioning, the poet addresses the leaping mountains and hills. The repeated images build suspense toward the climactic answer: it is the presence of God Himself. The verse keeps the focus on the awe-inspiring power that moves all creation.
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