peak
gav.non denotes peaks in the Psalm’s mountain imagery, including mountains described as having many peaks.
The attested plural noun occurs in mountain imagery: Psalm 68:16 explicitly describes mountains as having many peaks, while Psalm 68:17 continues the same mountain-focused passage without isolating a separate nuance.
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Peaks within mountain imagery · dominant
In Psalm 68:16, the plural form occurs in the address to mountains, and the APB renders the clause “O mountains of many peaks.” In Psalm 68:17, the same plural form continues the passage’s mountain setting, though the APB does not make its specific contribution clear.
In the Anselm Project Bible: In Psalm 68:16 the APB presents the mountain phrase as “mountains of many peaks.” In Psalm 68:17, its translation does not clearly identify a corresponding English expression for the term.