Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
So the Lord surrounds His people
From this time forth and forever.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Jerusalem—the mountains surround her.
And the Lord surrounds His people,
both now and forever.

International Standard Version

Just as mountains encircle Jerusalem, so the LORD encircles his people, from now to eternity.

A Conservative Version

As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so LORD is round about his people from this time forth and for evermore.

American Standard Version

As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, So Jehovah is round about his people From this time forth and for evermore.

Amplified


As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
So the Lord surrounds His people
From this time forth and forever.

Darby Translation

Jerusalem! mountains are round about her, and Jehovah is round about his people, from henceforth and for evermore.

Julia Smith Translation

Jerusalem, the mountains are round about to her; and Jehovah is round about to his people from now and even to forever.

King James 2000

As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from this time forth even forever.

Lexham Expanded Bible

[As] mountains [are] round about Jerusalem, so Yahweh [is] round about his people, from now until forever.

Modern King James verseion

As the mountains are all around Jerusalem, so Jehovah is all around His people from this time and forever.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The hills stand about Jerusalem; even so standeth the LORD round about his people, from this time forth for evermore.

NET Bible

As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people, now and forevermore.

New Heart English Bible

As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people from this time forth and forevermore.

Webster

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

World English Bible

As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so Yahweh surrounds his people from this time forth and forevermore.

Youngs Literal Translation

Jerusalem! mountains are round about her, And Jehovah is round about His people, From henceforth even unto the age.

Devotionals

Devotionals about Psalm 125:2

References

American

Easton

Fausets

Hastings

Morish

Images Psalm 125:2

Prayers for Psalm 125:2

Context Readings

Israel's Stability

1 A Song of Ascents.
Those who trust in the Lord
Are as Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but abides forever.
2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
So the Lord surrounds His people
From this time forth and forever.
3 For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest upon the land of the righteous,
So that the righteous will not put forth their hands to do wrong.


Cross References

Zechariah 2:5

For I,’ declares the Lord, ‘will be a wall of fire around her, and I will be the glory in her midst.’”

Deuteronomy 33:27

The eternal God is a dwelling place,
And underneath are the everlasting arms;
And He drove out the enemy from before you,
And said, ‘Destroy!’

Psalm 34:7

The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him,
And rescues them.

Psalm 121:8

The Lord will guard your going out and your coming in
From this time forth and forever.

Isaiah 4:5

then the Lord will create over the whole area of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud by day, even smoke, and the brightness of a flaming fire by night; for over all the glory will be a canopy.

Lamentations 4:12

The kings of the earth did not believe,
Nor did any of the inhabitants of the world,
That the adversary and the enemy
Could enter the gates of Jerusalem.

John 10:28-29

and I give eternal life to them, and they will never perish; and no one will snatch them out of My hand.

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