Psalms 125

As the mountains surround Jerusalem

A song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.a ²As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds His people, both now and forevermore.b ³For the scepter of the wicked will not rest upon the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to injustice.c

⁴Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to the upright in heart. ⁵But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.d

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Psalm 125 is a song of trust, part of the Songs of Ascents, sung by pilgrims journeying to Jerusalem. It contrasts the unshakable security of those who trust in the Lord with the fate of the wicked. The psalm uses the physical geography of Jerusalem—mountains surrounding the city—as

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References· Psalms 125

a: v.1 — Jeremiah 17:7-8, Psalms 62:2, Proverbs 3:5-6, Psalms 118:8-9, Psalms 120:1, Psalms 34:22, Zechariah 1:17, Psalms 25:2, 1 Chronicles 5:20, Psalms 121:1
b: v.2 — Zechariah 2:5, Psalms 121:8, Isaiah 4:5, Psalms 34:7, John 10:28-29, Deuteronomy 33:27, Lamentations 4:12
c: v.3 — Isaiah 14:5-6, Proverbs 22:8, Psalms 89:22, 1 Corinthians 10:13, Revelation 2:10, Isaiah 27:8, 1 Samuel 24:10, Isaiah 10:5, Psalms 103:9, Psalms 103:14
d: v.5 — Isaiah 59:8, Proverbs 2:15, Psalms 128:6, Galatians 6:16, Psalms 40:4, Psalms 101:3, John 14:27, Matthew 7:23, Philippians 2:15, 1 Chronicles 10:13-14

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