Berean Standard Bible · Public domain

Psalm 125

Israel’s prayers give language for praise, grief, repentance, and trust. Poetry uses imagery and parallel lines; each psalm should be read as a whole rather than as a detached promise.

Historical context & book outline

1A song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.

2As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds His people, both now and forevermore.

3For the scepter of the wicked will not rest upon the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to injustice.

4Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to the upright in heart.

5But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.

Read closely

  1. What repeated words, contrasts, or actions stand out in this chapter?
  2. How does this chapter fit the surrounding chapters and the book’s purpose?
  3. What did it communicate to its first hearers, before applying it to your life?