Like Mount Zion are they who trust in the LORD, unshakable, forever enduring.
As mountains surround Jerusalem, the LORD surrounds his people both now and forever.
2 The scepter of the wicked will not prevail in the land given to the just, Lest the just themselves turn their hands to evil.
Do good, LORD, to the good, to those who are upright of heart.
But those who turn aside to crooked ways may the LORD send down with the wicked. Peace upon Israel!
Bible: Psalms Chapter 125
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Notes:
A song of ascents.
Like Mount Zion the promised land, the land given to the just: The just are the members of the people who are obedient to God; are they who trust in the LORD, unshakable, forever enduring.
In response to exilic anxieties about the ancient promises of restoration, the psalm expresses confidence that God will surround the people as the mountains surround Zion. The just will not be contaminated by the wicked. May God judge between the two groups.
"the lot of the just." was divided among the tribes of Israel by lot.. If the domination of the wicked were to continue in the land, even the just would be infected by their evil attitudes.
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My Jesus, my Lord: All that you are I want to be. Forgive me for been proudful, boasting, insulting and rebellious. Help me to be more like You.
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