125
A song for pilgrims going up to Jerusalem.
1 Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, for it is unshakeable and endures forever.
2 In the same way that the mountains surround Jerusalem, the Lord surrounds his people, now and forever.
3 The wicked will not always rule* over the land of the faithful, otherwise the faithful might also end up doing wrong.
4 Lord, please do good to those who do good, those who sincerely do what is right.
5 But as for those who turn aside to follow their own crooked ways—the Lord will lead them away together with those who do evil.† May Israel be at peace!
* 125:3 Literally, “the scepter of wickedness.” † 125:5 It seems that two groups are in view here: unfaithful Israelites, and heathen people who do wrong.