Psalm 125 A Song of Ascents.

 ¹Those who trust in the Lord

Are like Mount Zion,

Which cannot be moved, but abides forever.

²As the mountains surround Jerusalem,

So the Lord surrounds His people

From this time forth and forever.

³For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest

On the land allotted to the righteous,

Lest the righteous reach out their hands to iniquity.

⁴Do good, O Lord, to those who are good,

And to those who are upright in their hearts.

⁵As for such as turn aside to their crooked ways,

The Lord shall lead them away

With the workers of iniquity.

Peace be upon Israel!

Commentary

Vs. 1 “Those who trust in the Lord

Are like Mount Zion,

Which cannot be moved, but abides forever.”

Our everlasting standing with God, of everyone who trusts in the Lord is now declared. Comparing our place with Him as to that of Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever; because God has chosen it as His place to Reign from. Therefore just as He has secured it for Himself, so He has secured us all who trust in for Himself. Therefore just as Mount Zion shall never be moved, neither shall we! 

Vs. 2 “As the mountains surround Jerusalem,

So the Lord surrounds His people

From this time forth and forever.”

And just as the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds us, everyone who believes in Him is safe and secure with Him. For from the moment we believed in Him we have been sealed by His Holy Spirit and set apart by Him forever (consider Eph. 1:13-14). 

Vs. 3 “For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest

On the land allotted to the righteous,

Lest the righteous reach out their hands to iniquity.”

With the Lord Jesus Christ having secured His Land, and us His people for Himself, He shall also rule over us. No longer than shall wicked kings and rulers take the seat or throne of authority to rule and corrupt God’s people with their ungodly counsels and judgments. His holy land shall never see the wicked rule, for it has all been allotted to the righteous. Therefore our Lord and Savior who will rule the world with a rod of iron will drive out all of the wicked counselors from it, “lest the righteous reach out their hands to iniquity.” For our Lord and Savior is always very zealous for our sanctity!

Vs. 4 “Do good, O Lord, to those who are good,

And to those who are upright in their hearts.”

The prayer here than echoes our Lord’s own desires, for He always desires to do good to those who are good, to do good to everyone has come to believe and obey Him, everyone then who walks in uprightness of heart with Him shall know and experience the goodness of the Lord.

Vs. 5 “As for such as turn aside to their crooked ways,

The Lord shall lead them away

With the workers of iniquity.”

Peace be upon Israel!

And so just as the Lord steers the lives of everyone who walks in righteousness with Him towards our heavenly home. So shall He lead away all who turn aside to their crooked ways; all then who turn the Gospel into a means of personal gain and prosperity will be led away with the workers of iniquity. But everlasting peace shall be upon Israel, for the Lord Jesus Christ now Reigns! Amen.

Scripture Quotations

New King James (1982): Thomas Nelson.