Revised Literal Translation
Psalms 125:1
1They that trust in Yhwh shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
Psalms 125:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
- New International Version (NIV)Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be shaken but endures forever.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Those who trust in the Lord Are like Mount Zion, Which cannot be moved, but abides forever.
Context of Psalms 125:1
They that trust in Yhwh shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. 2As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, So Yhwh is round about his people from henceforth even for ever. 3For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.
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הַבֹּטְחִ֥ים בַּיהוָ֑ה כְּֽהַר־צִיּ֥וֹן לֹא־יִ֝מּ֗וֹט לְעוֹלָ֥ם יֵשֵֽׁב׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 125:1
- Psalms 120:1In my distress I cried unto Yhwh, and he heard me.
- Psalms 121:1I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
- Psalms 122:1I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of Yhwh.
- Psalms 123:1Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
- Psalms 124:1If it had not been Yhwh who was on our side, now may Israel say;
- Psalms 27:1Yhwh is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? Yhwh is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?
- Psalms 25:2O my God, I trust in thee: let me not be ashamed, let not mine enemies triumph over me.
- Psalms 34:22Yhwh redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate.
- Psalms 62:2He only is my rock and my salvation; he is my defence; I shall not be greatly moved.
- Psalms 118:8It is better to trust in Yhwh than to put confidence in man.
- Psalms 147:11Yhwh taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in those that hope in his mercy.
- 1 Chronicles 5:20And they were helped against them, and the Hagarites were delivered into their hand, and all that were with them: for they cried to God in the battle, and he was intreated of them; because they put their trust in him.
- Proverbs 3:5Trust in Yhwh with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
- Jeremiah 17:7Blessed is the man that trusteth in Yhwh, and whose hope Yhwh is.
- Ephesians 1:12That we should be to the praise of his glory, who first trusted in Christ.
- 1 Peter 1:21Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
Commentaries on Psalms 125:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1They that trust in the Lord - Every faithful Jew who confides in Jehovah shall stand, in those open and secret attacks of the enemies of God and truth, as unshaken as Mount Zion; and shall not be moved by the power of any adversary.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1They that trust in the Lord - His people; his friends. It is, and has been always, a characteristic of the people of God that they trust or confide in him. Shall be as mount Zion - The mountain which David fortified, and on which the city was at first built, 2 Samuel 5:6-9. The name Zion became also the name by which the entire city was known. Which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever - A mountain is an emblem of firmness and stability; and it is…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The security of the righteous. (1-3) Prayer for them, The ruin of the wicked. (4-5) Verses 1-3 All those minds shall be truly stayed, that are stayed on God. They shall be as Mount Zion, firm as it is; a mountain supported by providence, much more as a holy mountain supported by promise. They cannot be removed from confidence in God. They abide for ever in that grace which is the earnest of their everlasting continuance in glory. Committing themselves to…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-5The psalmist expresses the community's trust in the Lord's protection (Psalm 125:1–2) and prays for peace (125:3–5).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-51-2. Mount Zion--as an emblem of permanence, and locality of Jerusalem as one of security, represent the firm and protected condition of God's people (compare Psa 46:5), supported not only by Providence, but by covenant promise. Even the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed, but God's kindness shall not depart, nor His covenant of peace be removed (Is 54:10). They that trust--are "His people," (Psa 125:2).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 125
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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