Psalms 125

1 A song of ascents. Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, that cannot be moved, but abides forever.

A song for pilgrims going up to Jerusalem. Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, for it is unshakeable and endures forever.

2 Round Jerusalem are the mountains, and the Lord is round his people from now and for evermore.

In the same way that the mountains surround Jerusalem, the Lord surrounds his people, now and forever.

3 For he will not suffer the sceptre of wrong to rest on the land allotted to the righteous; else the righteous might put forth their own hand to evil.

The wicked will not always rule over the land of the faithful, otherwise the faithful might also end up doing wrong.

4 Do good, O Lord, to the good, and to the true-hearted.

Lord, please do good to those who do good, those who sincerely do what is right.

5 But those who swerve into crooked ways will the Lord lead away with the workers of evil. Peace be upon Israel.

But as for those who turn aside to follow their own crooked ways—those the Lord will lead them away together with those who do evil. May Israel be at peace!