Mountains in the Bible often symbolize strength and divine presence. These verses reflect the majesty of God as seen through the imagery of mountains.
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Bible Verses About The Mountains
Psalm 121:1-2 – Our help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
“I lift up my eyes to the mountains—where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.” – Psalm 121:1-2
Matthew 17:20 – Faith can move mountains.
“Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.” – Matthew 17:20
Isaiah 52:7 – How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news!
“How beautiful on the mountains are the feet of those who bring good news, who proclaim peace, who bring good tidings, who proclaim salvation, who say to Zion, ‘Your God reigns!’” – Isaiah 52:7
Psalm 72:3 – The mountains will bring prosperity to the people.
“May the mountains bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness.” – Psalm 72:3
Deuteronomy 33:15 – The choicest gifts are found in the mountains.
“with the best gifts of the earth and its fullness and the favor of him who dwells in the bush. Let these rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of him who is prince among his brothers.” – Deuteronomy 33:15
Psalm 125:2 – As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people.
“As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people both now and forevermore.” – Psalm 125:2
Isaiah 54:10 – The mountains may be shaken, but God’s love will never be shaken.
“Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you.” – Isaiah 54:10
Genesis 7:20 – The floodwaters covered the mountains.
“The waters rose and covered the mountains to a depth of more than fifteen cubits.” – Genesis 7:20
Psalm 72:16 – There will be abundance of grain and fruit on the mountains.
“May grain abound throughout the land; on the tops of the hills may it sway. May the crops flourish like Lebanon and thrive like the grass of the field.” – Psalm 72:16
Isaiah 25:6 – There will be a feast of rich food on the mountain.
“On this mountain the Lord Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine—the best of meats and the finest of wines.” – Isaiah 25:6
Psalm 104:18 – The high mountains are a refuge for wild goats.
“The high mountains belong to the wild goats; the crags are a refuge for the hyrax.” – Psalm 104:18
Jeremiah 51:25 – I will make you a mountain of burnt offering.
“I am against you, you destroying mountain, you who destroy the whole earth,” declares the Lord. “I will stretch out my hand against you, roll you off the cliffs, and make you a burned-out mountain.” – Jeremiah 51:25
Isaiah 40:9 – Get up to a high mountain and proclaim good news.
“You who bring good news to Zion, go up on a high mountain. You who bring good news to Jerusalem, lift up your voice with a shout, lift it up, do not be afraid; say to the towns of Judah, ‘Here is your God!’” – Isaiah 40:9
Nahum 1:5 – The mountains quake before the Lord.
“The mountains quake before him and the hills melt away. The earth trembles at his presence, the world and all who live in it.” – Nahum 1:5
Psalm 36:6 – God’s righteousness is like the mountains.
“Your righteousness is like the highest mountains, your justice like the great deep. You, Lord, preserve both people and animals.” – Psalm 36:6
Isaiah 52:9 – Break forth into joy, sing together on the mountains.
“Burst into songs of joy together, you ruins of Jerusalem, for the Lord has comforted his people, he has redeemed Jerusalem.” – Isaiah 52:9
Luke 6:12 – Jesus spent the night praying on a mountain.
“One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.” – Luke 6:12
Zechariah 14:10 – The mountains will turn to level ground.
“The whole land, from Geba to Rimmon, south of Jerusalem, will become like the Arabah. But Jerusalem will be raised up high from the Benjamin Gate to the site of the First Gate, to the Corner Gate, and from the Tower of Hananel to the royal winepresses. It will be inhabited; never again will it be destroyed. Jerusalem will be secure.” – Zechariah 14:10
Psalm 30:7 – God’s favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may stay for a night, but joy comes in the morning.
“Lord, when you favored me, you made my royal mountain stand firm; but when you hid your face, I was dismayed.” – Psalm 30:7
1 Kings 19:11 – God is not in the strong wind, earthquake, or fire, but in the gentle whisper.
“The Lord said, ‘Go out and stand on the mountain in the presence of the Lord, for the Lord is about to pass by.’ Then a great and powerful wind tore the mountains apart and shattered the rocks before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind. After the wind there was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake. After the earthquake came a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire. And after the fire came a gentle whisper.” – 1 Kings 19:11
Daniel 2:35 – A stone from the mountain will crush all earthly kingdoms.
“Then the iron, the clay, the bronze, the silver and the gold were all broken to pieces and became like chaff on a threshing floor in the summer. The wind swept them away without leaving a trace. But the rock that struck the statue became a huge mountain and filled the whole earth.” – Daniel 2:35
Psalm 90:2 – Even from everlasting to everlasting, God is God.
“Before the mountains were born or you brought forth the whole world, from everlasting to everlasting you are God.” – Psalm 90:2
Mark 13:14 – When you see the abomination that causes desolation, flee to the mountains.
“When you see ‘the abomination that causes desolation’ standing where it does not belong—let the reader understand—then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.” – Mark 13:14
Psalm 97:5 – The mountains melt like wax before the Lord.
“The mountains melt like wax before the Lord, before the Lord of all the earth.” – Psalm 97:5
Exodus 19:20 – Moses went up the mountain to meet with God.
“The Lord descended to the top of Mount Sinai and called Moses to the top of the mountain. So Moses went up” – Exodus 19:20
Zechariah 4:7 – Mountains are made level by God’s grace.
“What are you, mighty mountain? Before Zerubbabel you will become level ground. Then he will bring out the capstone to shouts of ‘God bless it! God bless it!’” – Zechariah 4:7
1 Corinthians 13:2 – Faith that moves mountains is worthless without love.
“If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.” – 1 Corinthians 13:2
Psalm 148:9 – Praise the Lord, mountains and hills.
“mountains and all hills, fruit trees and all cedars,” – Psalm 148:9
Matthew 24:16 – Flee to the mountains when you see the signs.
“then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains.” – Matthew 24:16
Psalm 97:1 – The Lord reigns, let the earth rejoice; let the distant shores be glad.
“The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad; let the distant shores rejoice.” – Psalm 97:1
Job 9:5 – God moves mountains without anyone knowing it.
“He moves mountains without their knowing it and overturns them in his anger.” – Job 9:5
Amos 4:13 – The Lord is the one who touches the mountains.
“He who forms the mountains, who creates the wind, and who reveals his thoughts to mankind, who turns dawn to darkness, and treads on the heights of the earth—the Lord God Almighty is his name.” – Amos 4:13
Mark 11:23 – Pray with faith and the mountains will be thrown into the sea.
“‘Truly I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them.” – Mark 11:23
Psalm 46:2 – Though the mountains quake, we will not fear.
“Therefore we will not fear, though the earth give way and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea,” – Psalm 46:2
Jeremiah 51:25 – I will make you a mountain of burnt offering.
“I am against you, you destroying mountain, you who destroy the whole earth,” declares the Lord. “I will stretch out my hand against you, roll you off the cliffs, and make you a burned-out mountain.” – Jeremiah 51:25
Isaiah 25:6 – There will be a feast of rich food on the mountain.
“On this mountain the Lord Almighty will prepare a feast of rich food for all peoples, a banquet of aged wine—the best of meats and the finest of wines.” – Isaiah 25:6
Genesis 7:20 – The floodwaters covered the mountains.
“The waters rose and covered the mountains to a depth of more than fifteen cubits.” – Genesis 7:20
Psalm 72:3 – The mountains will bring prosperity to the people.
“May the mountains bring prosperity to the people, the hills the fruit of righteousness.” – Psalm 72:3
Matthew 16:20 – Cast faith in God to move mountains.
“He replied, “Because you have so little faith. Truly I tell you, if you have faith as small as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”” – Matthew 16:20
Psalm 72:16 – There will be abundance of grain and fruit on the mountains.
“May grain abound throughout the land; on the tops of the hills may it sway. May the crops flourish like Lebanon and thrive like the grass of the field.” – Psalm 72:16
1 Kings 18:42 – Elijah went to the top of Mount Carmel to pray for rain.
“So Ahab went off to eat and drink, but Elijah climbed to the top of Carmel, bent down to the ground and put his face between his knees.” – 1 Kings 18:42
Exodus 19:3 – Moses went up to the mountain to meet God.
“Then Moses went up to God, and the Lord called to him from the mountain and said, ‘This is what you are to say to the descendants of Jacob and what you are to tell the people of Israel:” – Exodus 19:3
Psalm 114:4 – The mountains skipped like rams and the hills like lambs.
“The mountains leaped like rams, the hills like lambs.” – Psalm 114:4
1 Corinthians 13:2 – Faith that moves mountains is worthless without love.
“If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.” – 1 Corinthians 13:2
2 Samuel 22:8 – The earth trembled and quaked, and the foundations of the heavens shook.
“The earth trembled and quaked, the foundations of the heavens shook; they trembled because he was angry.” – 2 Samuel 22:8
Psalm 98:8 – Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together.
“Let the rivers clap their hands, let the mountains sing together for joy;” – Psalm 98:8
Jeremiah 3:23 – Truly the hills are a deception, the mountains rumble.
“Surely the hills are a deception, the mountains are a delusion. Surely in the Lord our God is the salvation of Israel.” – Jeremiah 3:23