Psalms 125

1 They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Sion: he shall not be moved for ever that dwelleth

A song of ascents. Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, that cannot be moved, but abides forever.

2 In Jerusalem. Mountains are round about it: so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth now and for ever.

Round Jerusalem are the mountains, and the Lord is round his people from now and for evermore.

3 For the Lord will not leave the rod of sinners upon the lot of the just: that the just may not stretch forth their hands to iniquity.

For he will not suffer the sceptre of wrong to rest on the land allotted to the righteous; else the righteous might put forth their own hand to evil.

4 Do good, O Lord, to those that are good, and to the upright of heart.

Do good, O Lord, to the good, and to the true-hearted.

5 But such as turn aside into bonds, the Lord shall lead out with the workers of iniquity: peace upon Israel.

But those who swerve into crooked ways will the Lord lead away with the workers of evil. Peace be upon Israel.