Psalms 125:1 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 125:1

Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.

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Commentary

3 voices

Athanasius of Alexandria

296–373

Letter 11.6 (373)

For to those who thus examine themselves and conform their hearts to the Lord, nothing adverse shall happen; for indeed, their hearts are strengthened by confidence in the Lord, as it is written, "They who trust in the Lord are as Mount Zion; he who dwells in Jerusalem shall not be moved forever." For if at any time, the crafty one shall be presumptuously bold against them, chiefly that he may break the rank of the saints and cause a division among brethren; even in this the Lord is with them, not only as an avenger on their behalf but also when they have already been beaten, as a deliverer for them.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 7 (1885)

They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion. The emphasis lies upon the object of their trust, namely, Jehovah the Lord. What a privilege to be allowed to repose in God] How condescending is Jehovah to become the confidence of his people! To trust elsewhere is vanity; and the more implicit such misplaced trust becomes the more bitter will be the ensuing disappointment; but to trust in the living God is sanctified common sense which needs no excuse, its result shall be its best vindication.

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 1450: “The Immovability of the Believer” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1878)

THIS is the first verse of one of the Songs of degrees. These Songs were probably sung by the pilgrims as they went up to Jerusalem, when they halted at the various stations or passed certain places of interest. It is very possible that this Psalm burst forth from joyful lips at the moment when Zion first came into sight and the worshippers gazed upon the city of their solemnities. Happy pilgrims!

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
הַבֹּטְחִ֥ים	ha.bo.te.Chim	those [who] trust	H982 →
בַּיהוָ֑ה	ba.Yah.weh	in Yahweh	H3068 →
כְּֽהַר־	ke.har-	[are] like [the] mountain of	H2022 →
צִיּ֥וֹן	tzi.Yon	Zion	H6726 →
לֹא־	lo'-	[which] not	H3808 →
יִ֝מּ֗וֹט	yi.Mot	it will be shaken	H4131 →
לְעוֹלָ֥ם	le.'o.Lam	[which] for ever	H5769 →
יֵשֵֽׁב׃	ye.Shev	it will remain	H3427 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 62:2
He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.
leads to
- Psalms 18:2
  The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.
- 2 Corinthians 4:8–9
  We are hard pressed on all sides, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair;
- Psalms 62:6
  He alone is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress; I will not be shaken.
- Isaiah 26:4
  Trust in the LORD forever, because GOD the LORD is the Rock eternal.
- Psalms 89:26
  He will call to Me, ‘You are my Father, my God, the Rock of my salvation.’
Through
Zechariah 1:17
Proclaim further that this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘My cities will again overflow with prosperity; the LORD will again comfort Zion and choose Jerusalem.’”
leads to
- Isaiah 51:3
  For the LORD will comfort Zion and will look with compassion on all her ruins; He will make her wilderness like Eden and her desert like the garden of the LORD. Joy and gladness…
- Zechariah 2:12
  And the LORD will take possession of Judah as His portion in the Holy Land, and He will once again choose Jerusalem.
- Isaiah 66:13
  As a mother comforts her son, so will I comfort you, and you will be consoled over Jerusalem.”

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain

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02Original language & word study

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06About Psalms

Where the connections lead

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Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

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