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THEY THAT TRUST IN THE LORD - His people; his friends. It is, and has
been always, a characteristic of the people of God that they trust or
confide in him.
SHALL BE AS MOUNT ZION - The mountain which...
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PSALM 120-134
The Psalms of Degrees
Fifteen brief Psalms follow, called songs of degrees, or, ascents.
They were in all probability used by Israel going up to Jerusalem
three times a year to celebrat...
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CXXV. YAHWEH'S PROTECTIVE CARE OF ISRAEL. Yahweh will not allow
heathen to rule over Israel, because this would tempt Jews to please
their masters by adopting heathen usages....
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TITLE. Same as Psalms 120. See App-67.
TRUST. confide. Hebrew. _batah._ App-69.
THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ App-4. Shall be as mount Zion. Some
codices, with one early printed edition and Syriac, r...
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DISCOURSE: 717
TRUST IN THE LORD
Psalms 125:1. _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 L...
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_The safety of such as trust in God. A prayer for the godly, and
against the wicked._
A Song of Degrees.
_Title._ המעלות שׁיר _Shiir hammangaloth._] The title of
this psalm does not tell us its autho...
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PSALMS 125
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Trust in Jehovah Encouraged in Presence of the Invader.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 125:1-2, Jerusalem Safe under Jehovah's Protection.
Stanza II., Psalms 125:3, The Sce...
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They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be
removed, but abideth for ever.
This 125th psalm forms a pair with Psalms 126:1. may be regarded as
the introduction to both. Ps...
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125:1 abideth (e-19) Or 'they cannot be moved, they abide.'...
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Jehovah is the bulwark of Israel, but evildoers shall perish.
Evidently the nation is under foreign rule: cp. Psalms 125:3....
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שִׁ֗יר הַֽ מַּ֫עֲלֹ֥ות הַ בֹּטְחִ֥ים
בַּ יהוָ
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Psalms 125:1
THE references to the topography of Jerusalem in Psalms 125:1 do not
absolutely require, though they recommend, the supposition, already
mentioned. that this psalm completes a triad which...
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THE CHRISTIAN'S FORTRESS
Psalms 124:1-8; Psalms 125:1-5
Here are three instances of escaped peril. In Psalms 124:3 is an
allusion to Korah and his company; see Numbers 16:32-33. Why are we
spared...
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The pilgrims catch the first glimpse of the city toward which their
faces are set. The journey is not ended, but from some vantage ground
there in the distance is seen the home of the heart. It is fou...
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"A Song of degrees." They that trust in the LORD [shall be] as mount
Zion, [which] cannot (a) be removed, [but] abideth for ever.
(a) Though the world is subject to mutations, yet the people of God
w...
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Sion. It cannot be doubted but this regards the captives of Babylon:
but still David might compose it, as he was a prophet; and herein the
redemption of mankind may also be described. (Berthier) --- T...
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The sacred writers all delight in using strong images and figures, by
which to represent divine things: as in this instance, God's covenant
engagements in Christ are compared to strong mountains, the...
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CONTENTS
This Psalm is a very proper supplement to the former, for it
celebrates the divine goodness in defending his people, and securing
them from their enemies.
A Song of Degrees....
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1._They who confide in Jehovah are as mount Zion. _The present Psalm
differs from the preceding in this — that while in the other it was
said that the Church _had been preserved _by the power of God,...
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Psalms 125. The position of those who trust in Jehovah is celebrated,
in virtue of this intervention of Jehovah, who would now protect them
for ever, and they abide for ever. Peace would be on Israel....
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THEY THAT TRUST IN THE LORD [SHALL BE] AS MOUNT ZION,.... Who trust
not in themselves, and in their own hearts; nor in anything of theirs,
their strength or wisdom, riches or righteousness; nor in any...
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Psalms 125:1 «A Song of degrees. » They that trust in the LORD
[shall be] as mount Zion, [which] cannot be removed, [but] abideth for
ever.
Ver. 1. _They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion...
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_They that trust in the Lord_ Who depend upon his care, and devote
themselves to his honour; _shall be as mount Zion_ Which is firm, as a
mountain supported by providence, and much more so as a _holy...
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They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion, established as
firmly as the mount of God's holy Church, WHICH CANNOT BE REMOVED, BUT
ABIDETH FOREVER, the gates of hell being unable to prevail aga...
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JEHOVAH A SURE DEFENSE AGAINST APOSTASY.
A song of degrees, setting forth the manner in which God honors the
trust of His people, both by protecting them and by leaving the
hypocrites to the doom of...
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1-3 All those minds shall be truly stayed, that are stayed on God.
They shall be as Mount Zion, firm as it is; a mountain supported by
providence, much more as a holy mountain supported by promise. T...
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PSALM 125 THE ARGUMENT This Psalm was designed for the consolation and
encouragement of God's church and people in all ages, against all the
plots and malice of their enemies. The stedfastness of such...
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Psalms 125:1 Song H7892 Ascents H4609 trust H982 (H8802) LORD H3068
Mount H2022 Zion H6726 moved H4131 ...
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A SONG OF DEGREES
Literally, "of ascents." Perhaps chanted by the people as they went up
to Jerusalem to the feasts. See, for example (Psalms 112:1); (Psalms
112:2)....
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Psalms 125:1. _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...
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Psalms 125:1. _They that trust in the LORD shall be us mount Zion,
which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever._
What comfort there is in this verse to all who trust in the Lord! We
never expect to...
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Psalms 125:1. _They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion,
which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever._
I noticed, in one of the reports of the survey of Palestine, that it
is said that, a...
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Psalms 125:1. _They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion,
which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever._
Various conquerors have destroyed the buildings upon Mount Zion, but
the mountain it...
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CONTENTS: The security of God's people because of His promises, and
the jeopardy of the wicked.
CHARACTERS: God, Israel.
CONCLUSION: There is no gap in the hedge of God's protection which He
makes r...
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Psalms 125:2. _As the mountains are round about Jerusalem._ See the
map, where seven hills are laid down, and others rise at a distance.
These hills suggested the idea of divine protection.
REFLECTI...
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_They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion._
TRUSTFULNESS
I. Trustfulness in its supreme object: “The Lord” (Jeremiah 17:5).
II. Trustfulness securing inestimable blessings.
1. Stability...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 125:1. This psalm assures the Lord’s
people that remaining loyal to him really is worthwhile. It is
possible that some of Zion’s citizens might become unfaithful, but
the Lo...
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INTRODUCTION
This Psalm belongs most probably to the times after the Captivity, and
has been applied, with apparent propriety, to the opposition which
Sanballat the Horonite, Geshem the Arabian, and T...
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EXPOSITION
This a psalm, mainly, of comfort; but with comfort, prayer (Psalms
125:4) and threatening (Psalms 125:5) are blended. God's people are
always under God's protection. He will always "be goo...
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We're still ascending towards Jerusalem.
They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion (Psalms 125:1),
The mount upon which Jerusalem was built.
which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever ...
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1 Chronicles 5:20; 1 Peter 1:21; Ephesians 1:12; Ephesians 1:13;...