Psalms 125 · Verse 2

Psalms 125:2

As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.
Psalms 125:2, King James Version

Psalms 125:2 in other translations

BSBAs the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds His people, both now and forevermore.
WEBAs the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people from this time forward and forever more.
ASVAs the mountains are round about Jerusalem, So Jehovah is round about his people From this time forth and for evermore.
YLTJerusalem! mountains are round about her, And Jehovah is round about His people, From henceforth even unto the age.
DARBYJerusalem! — mountains are round about her, and Jehovah is round about his people, from henceforth and for evermore.
BBEAs the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people, from this time and for ever.
WebsterAs the mountains are round Jerusalem, so the LORD is around his people from henceforth even for ever.

What does Psalms 125:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 125:1-2

Psa 125:1-5. God honors the confidence of His people, by protection and deliverance, and leaves hypocrites to the doom of the wicked. 1-2. Mount Zion--as an emblem of permanence, and locality of Jerusalem as one of security, represent the firm and protected condition of God's people (compare Psa 46:5), supported not only by Providence, but by covenant promise. Even the mountains shall depart, and the hills be…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem - Jerusalem, according to Sandys, was situated on a rocky mountain every way to be ascended, except a little on the north, with steep ascents and deep valleys, naturally fortified. It is surrounded with other mountains, at no great distance, as if placed in the midst of an amphitheatre; for on the east is Mount Olivet, separated from the city by the valley of Jehoshaphat, which also encompasses a part of the north; on the south, the mountain of Offiner interposed with the valley of Gehinnom; and on the west it was formerly fenced with the valley of Gihon, and the mountains adjoining. The situation was such as to be easily rendered impregnable. The Lord is round about his people - He is above, beneath, around them; and while they keep within it, their fortress is impregnable, and they can suffer no evil.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 125:1-3

All those minds shall be truly stayed, that are stayed on God. They shall be as Mount Zion, firm as it is; a mountain supported by providence, much more as a holy mountain supported by promise. They cannot be removed from confidence in God. They abide for ever in that grace which is the earnest of their everlasting continuance in glory. Committing themselves to God, they shall be safe from their enemies. Even…

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Psalms 125:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

יְֽרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
הָרִים֮ha.RimmountainsH2022
סָבִ֪יבsa.Viv[are] aroundH5439
לָ֥הּlah<to> it
וַ֭יהוָהva.Yah.wehand YahwehH3068
סָבִ֣יבsa.Viv[is] aroundH5439
לְעַמּ֑וֹle.'a.Mo<to> people hisH5971
מֵ֝עַתָּ֗הme.'a.Tahfrom nowH6258
וְעַד\־ve.'ad-and untilH5704
עוֹלָֽם\׃o.LamperpetuityH5769

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 125:2

  • Zechariah 2:5

    For I, saith the Lord, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be the glory in the midst of her.

  • Psalms 121:8

    The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

  • Isaiah 4:5

    And the Lord will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory shall be a defence.

  • John 10:28-29

    And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand. My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.

  • Psalms 34:7

    The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

  • Deuteronomy 33:27

    The eternal God is thy refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms: and he shall thrust out the enemy from before thee; and shall say, Destroy them.

  • Lamentations 4:12

    The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
As the mountains.
La 4:12
the Lord.
34:7; De 33:27; Isa 4:5; Zec 2:5; Joh 10:28,29

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 125:1

    A Song of degrees. They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.

  • Psalms 125:2

    As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.

  • Psalms 125:3

    For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.

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Psalms 125:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Como Jerusalem tiene montes alrededor de ella, así Jehová alrededor de su pueblo desde ahora y para siempre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Jérusalem! – des montagnes sont autour d’elle, et l’ Éternel est autour de son peuple, dès maintenant et à toujours.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Jerusalem-Berge sind rings um sie her: so ist Jehova rings um sein Volk, von nun an bis in Ewigkeit.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Tunc repletum est gaudio os nostrum, et lingua nostra exsultatione. Tunc dicent inter gentes: Magnificavit Dominus facere cum eis.