Psalms 125:2
Then was our mouth filled with joy, 1 And our tongue with exultation: 1 Then would they say among the Gentiles, 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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In Context
1A Song of Degrees. 1 When the Lord turned the captivity of Zion, 1 We became as comforted ones. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 33:27And the rule of God shall protect thee, 1 And that under the strength of the everlasting arms; 1 And he shall cast forth the enemy from before thy face, 1 Saying, Perish. 1
Psalms 34:7For without cause they have hidden for me their destructive snare: 1 Without a cause they have reproached my soul. 1
Isaiah 4:5And he shall come, and it shall be with regard to every place of Mount Zion, yea, all the region round about it shall a cloud overshadow by day, and there shall be as it were the smoke and light of fire burning by night: and upon all the glory shall be a defense.
Zechariah 2:5And I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and behold a man, and in his hand a measuring line.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 125:2-4
The Security of God's People. 1 They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. 2 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever. 3 For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. Here are three very precious promises made to the people of God, which, though they are designed to secure the welfare of the church in… Read the whole commentary →