Parallel Verses

Amplified

Those who trust in and rely on the Lord [with confident expectation]
Are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but remains forever.

New American Standard Bible

A Song of Ascents.
Those who trust in the Lord
Are as Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but abides forever.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

A song of ascents.Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion.
It cannot be shaken; it remains forever.

International Standard Version

Those who are trusting in the LORD are like Mount Zion, which cannot be overthrown. They remain forever.

A Conservative Version

Those who trust in LORD are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever.

American Standard Version

They that trust in Jehovah Are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abideth for ever.

Bible in Basic English

Those whose hope is in the Lord are like the mountain of Zion, which may not be moved, but keeps its place for ever.

Darby Translation

{A Song of degrees.} They that confide in Jehovah are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved; it abideth for ever.

Julia Smith Translation

Song of ascensions. They trusting in Jehovah are as mount Zion; it shall not be moved; remaining forever.

King James 2000

[A song of ascents.] They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abides forever.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Those who trust in Yahweh [are] like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, [but] abides forever.

Modern King James verseion

A Song of degrees. They who trust in Jehovah shall be like Mount Zion; it is not shaken, but remains forever.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

{A song of the stairs} They that put their trust in the LORD are even as the mount Zion, which may not be removed, but standeth fast forever.

NET Bible

A song of ascents. Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion; it cannot be upended and will endure forever.

New Heart English Bible

Those who trust in the LORD are as Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but remains forever.

The Emphasized Bible

They who trust in Yahweh, are like Mount Zion, which shall not be shaken, Age-abidingly, shall it remain.

Webster

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

World English Bible

Those who trust in Yahweh are as Mount Zion, which can't be moved, but remains forever.

Youngs Literal Translation

A Song of the Ascents. Those trusting in Jehovah are as Mount Zion, It is not moved -- to the age it abideth.

Devotionals

Devotionals about Psalm 125:1

References

American

Images Psalm 125:1

Prayers for Psalm 125:1

Context Readings

Israel's Stability

1 Those who trust in and rely on the Lord [with confident expectation]
Are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but remains forever.
2
As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
So the Lord surrounds His people
From this time forth and forever.



Cross References

Psalm 25:2


O my God, in You I [have unwavering] trust [and I rely on You with steadfast confidence],
Do not let me be ashamed or my hope in You be disappointed;
Do not let my enemies triumph over me.

Psalm 120:1

In my trouble I cried to the Lord,
And He answered me.

1 Chronicles 5:20

They were given help against them, and the Hagrites were handed over to them, and all who were allied with them; for they cried out to God [for help] in the battle; and He granted their entreaty because they relied on and trusted in Him.

Psalm 25:8


Good and upright is the Lord;
Therefore He instructs sinners in the way.

Psalm 27:1

The Lord is my light and my salvation—
Whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the refuge and fortress of my life—
Whom shall I dread?

Psalm 34:22


The Lord redeems the soul of His servants,
And none of those who take refuge in Him will be condemned.

Psalm 46:5


God is in the midst of her [His city], she will not be moved;
God will help her when the morning dawns.

Psalm 62:2


He alone is my rock and my salvation,
My defense and my strong tower; I will not be shaken or disheartened.

Psalm 62:6


He only is my rock and my salvation;
My fortress and my defense, I will not be shaken or discouraged.

Psalm 118:8-9


It is better to take refuge in the Lord
Than to trust in man.

Psalm 121:1

I will lift up my eyes to the hills [of Jerusalem]—
From where shall my help come?

Psalm 122:1

I was glad when they said to me,
“Let us go to the house of the Lord.”

Psalm 123:1

Unto you I lift up my eyes,
O You who are enthroned in the heavens!

Psalm 124:1

“If it had not been the Lord who was on our side,”
Let Israel now say,

Psalm 132:13-14


For the Lord has chosen Zion;
He has desired it for His dwelling place:

Psalm 147:11


The Lord favors those who fear and worship Him [with awe-inspired reverence and obedience],
Those who wait for His mercy and lovingkindness.

Proverbs 3:5-6


Trust in and rely confidently on the Lord with all your heart
And do not rely on your own insight or understanding.

Isaiah 12:6


Rejoice and shout for joy, O inhabitant of Zion,
For great in your midst is the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 14:32


“Then what answer will one give the messengers of the [Philistine] nation?
That the Lord has founded Zion,
And the afflicted of His people will seek and find refuge in it.”

Isaiah 51:8


“For the moth will eat them like a garment,
And the worm will eat them like wool.
But My righteousness and justice [faithfully promised] will exist forever,
And My salvation to all generations.”

Isaiah 51:11


So the redeemed of the Lord will return
And come with joyful shouting to Zion;
Everlasting joy will be on their heads.
They will obtain gladness and joy,
And sorrow and sighing will flee away.

Isaiah 51:16

I have put My words in your mouth and have covered you with the shadow of My hand, to establish the [renewed] heavens and lay the foundations of the [renewed] earth, and to say to Zion (Jerusalem), ‘You are My people.’”

Isaiah 52:1

Awake, awake,
Put on your strength, O Zion;
Put on your beautiful garments,
O Jerusalem, the holy city;
For the uncircumcised and the unclean
Will no longer come into you.

Isaiah 52:7-8


How beautiful and delightful on the mountains
Are the feet of him who brings good news,
Who announces peace,
Who brings good news of good [things],
Who announces salvation,
Who says to Zion, “Your God reigns!”

Jeremiah 17:7-8


“Blessed [with spiritual security] is the man who believes and trusts in and relies on the Lord
And whose hope and confident expectation is the Lord.

Obadiah 1:21


The deliverers shall go up on Mount Zion
To rule and judge the mountain of Esau,
And the kingdom and the kingship shall be the Lord’s.

Micah 4:2


And many nations shall come and say,
“Come, let us go up to the mountain of the Lord,
To the house of the God of Jacob,
That He may teach us about His ways
And that we may walk in His paths.”
For the law shall go forward from Zion,
And the word of the Lord [the revelation about Him and His truth] from Jerusalem.

Zechariah 1:14

So the angel who was speaking with me said to me, “Proclaim, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “I am jealous [with a burning, fiery passion] for Jerusalem and for Zion [demanding what is rightfully and uniquely mine] with a great jealousy.

Zechariah 1:17

Proclaim again, ‘Thus says the Lord of hosts, “My cities shall again overflow with prosperity, and the Lord shall again comfort Zion and again choose Jerusalem.”’”

Matthew 16:16-18

Simon Peter replied, “You are the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), the Son of the living God.”

Ephesians 1:12-13

so that we who were the first to hope in Christ [who first put our confidence in Him as our Lord and Savior] would exist to the praise of His glory.

1 Peter 1:21

and through Him you believe [confidently] in God [the heavenly Father], who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so that your faith and hope are [centered and rest] in God.

Revelation 14:1

Then I looked, and this is what I saw: the Lamb stood [firmly established] on Mount Zion, and with Him a hundred and forty-four thousand who had His name and His Father’s name inscribed on their foreheads [signifying God’s own possession].

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