Psalm 125:1-3

The Lord Surrounds His People

A Song of Ascents.

1
Those who f trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion,
which g cannot be moved, but abides forever.
 2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
so h the Lord surrounds his people,
from this time forth and forevermore.
 3 For i the scepter of wickedness shall not j rest
on k the land allotted to the righteous,
lest the righteous l stretch out
their hands to do wrong.

  1. Cross References
    Psalms 120:1
    In my distress I called to the Lord, and he answered me.
  2. Cross References
    Psalms 25:2 - 3
    O my God, in you I trust; let me not be put to shame; let not my enemies exult over me.
  3. Cross References
    Psalms 93:1
    The Lord reigns; he is robed in majesty; the Lord is robed; he has put on strength as his belt. Yes, the world is established; it shall never be moved.
    Psalms 104:5
    He set the earth on its foundations, so that it should never be moved.
    Proverbs 10:30
    The righteous will never be removed, but the wicked will not dwell in the land.
  4. Cross References
    2 Kings 6:17
    Then Elisha prayed and said, "O Lord, please open his eyes that he may see." So the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and he saw, and behold, the mountain was full of horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.
    Zechariah 2:5
    And I will be to her a wall of fire all around, declares the Lord, and I will be the glory in her midst.'
  5. Cross References
    Isaiah 14:5
    The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers.
  6. Cross References
    Isaiah 30:30
    And the Lord will cause his majestic voice to be heard and the descending blow of his arm to be seen, in furious anger and a flame of devouring fire, with a cloudburst and storm and hailstones.
  7. Cross References
    Psalms 16:5
    The Lord is my chosen portion and my cup; you hold my lot.
  8. Cross References
    Genesis 3:22
    Then the Lord God said, "Behold, the man has become like one of us in knowing good and evil. Now, lest he reach out his hand and take also of the tree of life and eat, and live forever -
    Exodus 22:8
    If the thief is not found, the owner of the house shall come near to God to show whether or not he has put his hand to his neighbor's property.
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