Psalms 125

1 A Song of Degrees. They that trust in the Lord [shall be] as mount Sion: he that dwells in Jerusalem shall never be moved.

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

2 The mountains are round about her, and [so] the Lord is round about his people, from henceforth and even 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 allow the rod of sinners to be upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous should 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 them [that are] good, and to them [that are] upright in heart.

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

5 But them that turn aside to crooked ways the Lord will lead away with the workers of iniquity: [but] peace [shall be] upon Israel.

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