Psalm 125 - Lexham English Bible (LEB)

Confidence in Yahweh’s Protection

A song of ascents.[a]

125 Those who trust in Yahweh
are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved,
but abides forever.
2 As mountains are round about Jerusalem,
so Yahweh is round about his people,
from now until forever.
3 For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest
on the land[b] of the righteous,
lest the righteous stretch out
their hands to do wickedness.[c]
4 Do good, O Yahweh, to the good,
and to those upright in their hearts.
5 But regarding those who turn aside to their crooked ways,
Yahweh will lead them away with the evildoers.
Peace be upon Israel.

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 125:1 The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm
  2. Psalm 125:3 Literally “lot,” that is, land allotted
  3. Psalm 125:3 Hebrew “in wickedness”