Psalms 125 (ASV)

Chapter Text

125:1 They that trust in Jehovah Are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abideth for ever.

125:2 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, So Jehovah is round about his people From this time forth and for evermore.

125:3 For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; That the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity.

125:4 Do good, O Jehovah, unto those that are good, And to them that are upright in their hearts.

125:5 But as for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, Jehovah will lead them forth with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel. Psalm 126 A Song of Ascents.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "trust", "jehovah", "mount", "zion", "moved", "abideth", "ever", and "mountains". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "trust" and "jehovah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The local ASV text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "trust" and "jehovah" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "trust" and "jehovah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.