Psalms 125:1
“A song of the degrees.” Those who trust in the Lord are like mount Zion, which will not he moved, which endureth for ever.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
In Context
Cross References
2 Chronicles 20:20And they rose up early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Thekoa': and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood forward and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; believe in the Lord your God, and ye will have permanence; believe his prophets, and ye will prosper.
Psalms 25:2O my God, in thee do I trust, let me not be ashamed, let not my enemies triumph over me.
Psalms 27:1“Of David.” The Lord is my light and my salvation; of whom shall I be afraid? the Lord is the fortress of my life; of whom shall I have dread?
Psalms 46:5(46:6) God is in her midst; she shall not be moved: God will ever help her, at the dawning of [her] morning.
Psalms 62:2(62:3) Only he is my rock and my salvation; [he is] my defense: I shall not be greatly moved.
Psalms 62:6(62:7) Only he is my rock and my salvation; [he is] my defence: I shall not be moved.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 125:1
This short psalm may be summed up in those words of the prophet ( Isa. iii. 10, 11 ), "Say you to the righteous, It shall be well with him. Woe to the wicked, it shall be ill with him." Thus are life and death, the blessing and the curse, set before us often in the psalms, as well as in the law and the prophets. I. It is certainly well with the people of God; for, 1. They have the promises of a good God that they shall be fixed ( ver. 1 ), and safe ( ver. 2 ), and not always under the hatches, ver. 3 . 2. They… Read the whole commentary →