Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

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.

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

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Images Psalm 125:2

Prayers for Psalm 125:2

Context Readings

Israel's Stability

1 {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. 2 The hills stand about Jerusalem; even so standeth the LORD round about his people, from this time forth for evermore. 3 For the rod of the ungodly cometh not into the lot of the righteous, lest the righteous put their hand unto wickedness.


Cross References

Zechariah 2:5

Yea, I myself, sayeth the LORD, will be unto her a wall of fire round about, and will be honored in her.'

Deuteronomy 33:27

that is the dwelling place of God from the beginning, and from under the arms of the world. He hath cast out thine enemies before thee and said, 'Destroy.'

Psalm 34:7

The angel of the LORD pitcheth his tent round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

Psalm 121:8

The LORD preserveth thy going out and thy coming in, from this time forth for evermore.

Isaiah 4:5

Moreover upon all the dwellings of the hill of Zion and upon their whole congregation, shall the LORD provide a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for all their glory shall be preserved.

Lamentations 4:12

{Lamed} Neither the kings of the earth, nor all the inhabiters of the world, would have believed that the enemy and adversary should have come in at the gates of the city of Jerusalem.

John 10:28-29

And I give unto them eternal life: and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

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