< Psalms 125 >

1 A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. Those trusting in YHWH [are] as Mount Zion, It is not moved—it abides for all time.
A song for pilgrims going up to Jerusalem. Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, for it is unshakeable and endures forever.
2 Jerusalem! Mountains [are] around her, And YHWH [is] around His people, From now on—even for all time.
In the same way that the mountains surround Jerusalem, the Lord surrounds his people, now and forever.
3 For the rod of wickedness does not rest on the lot of the righteous, That the righteous do not put forth their hands on iniquity.
The wicked will not always rule over the land of the faithful, otherwise the faithful might also end up doing wrong.
4 Do good, O YHWH, to the good, And to the upright in their hearts.
Lord, please do good to those who do good, those who sincerely do what is right.
5 As for those turning [to] their crooked ways, YHWH causes them to go with workers of iniquity. Peace on Israel!
But as for those who turn aside to follow their own crooked ways—those the Lord will lead them away together with those who do evil. May Israel be at peace!

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