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

2 Jerusalem! Mountains [are] around her, And YHWH [is] around His people, From now on—even for all time.

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

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.

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 YHWH, to the good, And to the upright in their hearts.

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

5 As for those turning [to] their crooked ways, YHWH causes them to go with workers of iniquity. Peace on Israel!

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