King James Version
Psalms 125:1 in the King James Version says “A Song of degrees. They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 125 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“A Song of degrees. They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.”
Psalms 125:1 · KJV
A Song of degrees. They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.
For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. the wicked: Heb. wickedness
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“They that trust”
H982properly, to hie for refuge (but not so precipitately as h2620); figuratively, to trust, be confident or sure
“in the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“for ever”
H5769properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
“but abideth”
H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
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