leap = look askance at, or envy. Hebrew. razad. Occurs only here. By the Figure of speech Prosopopoeia, the other mountains are spoken of as envying Zion.
This is. Omit these italics, and punctuate thus: "Why will ye envy, O ye high hills, the hill Jehovah desired for His abode".
desireth. Compare Psa_78:67, Psa_78:68; Psa_132:13; and 1Ki_11:32. Neh_1:9.