Tree of Life Version
Psalms 125:1
1A Song of Ascents. Those who trust in Adonai are like Mount Zion— it cannot be moved, but endures forever.
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
A Song of Ascents. Those who trust in Adonai are like Mount Zion— it cannot be moved, but endures forever. 2As the mountains are around Jerusalem, so Adonai is all around His people, both now and forever. 3For a scepter of wickedness will not rest over the land of the righteous— lest the righteous set their hands to evil.
Read all of Psalms 125Psalms 125:1 word by word
הַבֹּטְחִ֥ים בַּיהוָ֑ה כְּֽהַר־צִיּ֥וֹן לֹא־יִ֝מּ֗וֹט לְעוֹלָ֥ם יֵשֵֽׁב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 125:1
- Psalms 120:1A Song of Ascents. In my trouble I cried out to Adonai, and He answered me.
- Psalms 121:1A Song of Ascents. I will lift up my eyes to the mountains— from where does my help come?
- Psalms 122:1A Song of Ascents. Of David. I rejoiced when they said to me, “Let us go to the House of Adonai.”
- Psalms 123:1A Song of Ascents. To You I lift up my eyes— You enthroned in the heavens.
- Psalms 124:1A Song of Ascents. Of David. “Had Adonai not been on our side” —let Israel now say—
- Psalms 27:1Of David. Adonai is my light and my salvation: whom should I fear? Adonai is the stronghold of my life: whom should I dread?
- Psalms 25:2O my God, in You I trust, so I will not be ashamed, and my enemies will not gloat over me.
- Psalms 34:22Evil kills the wicked— those who hate the righteous will be held guilty.
- Psalms 62:2My soul, wait in stillness, only for God— from Him comes my salvation.
- Psalms 118:8It is better to take refuge in Adonai than to trust in man.
- Psalms 147:11Adonai delights in those who revere Him, in those who trust in His lovingkindness.
- 1 Chronicles 5:20They received help against them, so that the Hagrites and all who were with them were delivered into their hand, for they cried out to God during the battle. He answered their supplications, because they put their trust in Him.
- Proverbs 3:5Trust in Adonai with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding.
- Jeremiah 17:7Blessed is the one who trusts in Adonai, whose confidence is in Adonai.
- Ephesians 1:12so that we, who were first to put our hope in Messiah, might be for His glorious praise.
- 1 Peter 1:21Through Him you are believers in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your trust and hope are 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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