Chapter Text
124:1 A gradual canticle. They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Sion: he shall not be moved for ever that dwelleth
124:2 In Jerusalem. Mountains are round about it: so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth now and for ever.
124:3 For the Lord will not leave the rod of sinners upon the lot of the just: that the just may not stretch forth their hands to iniquity.
124:4 Do good, O Lord, to those that are good, and to the upright of heart.
124:5 But such as turn aside into bonds, the Lord shall lead out with the workers of iniquity: peace upon Israel.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "gradual", "canticle", "trust", "lord", "shall", "mount", and "sion". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "gradual" and "canticle", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The local DRB text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "gradual" and "canticle" 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 "gradual" and "canticle" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.