Psalms 125:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

• Psalms 125:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  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 mounta...

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• Psalms 125:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  "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...

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• Psalms 125:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  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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• Psalms 125:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  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...

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• Psalms 125:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  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 powe...

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• Psalms 125:1 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 717 TRUST IN THE LORD Psalms 125:1-2 . 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, s...

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• Psalms 125:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  A Song of degrees. They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. They that trust in the Lord - Every faithful Jew who confides in Jehovah sh...

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• Psalms 125:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  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 a...

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• Psalms 125:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  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 126:1-6 . Psalms 125:1 may be regarded as the in...

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• Psalms 125:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  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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• Psalms 125:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Psalms 125:1-5 THE references to the topography of Jerusalem in Psalms 125:1-2 do not absolutely require, though they recommend, the supposition, already mentioned. that this psalm completes a t...

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• Psalms 125:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  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 w...

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• Psalms 125:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  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 fo...

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• Psalms 125:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  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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• Psalms 125:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  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...

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• Psalms 125:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  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...

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• Psalms 125:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  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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• Psalms 125:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Security of God's People. A song of degrees.       1 They that trust in the L ORD shall be as mount Zion, which c...

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• Psalms 125:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  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 s...

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• Psalms 125:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  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...

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• Psalms 125:1 - Scofield Reference Notes

  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 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  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...

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• Psalms 125:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  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. REFL...

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• Psalms 125:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

  They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion. Trustfulness I. Trustfulness in its supreme object: “The Lord” ( Jeremiah 17:5-8 ). II. Trustfulness securing inestimable blessings. 1....

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• Psalms 125:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  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 alway...

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• Psalms 125:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  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...

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• Psalms 125:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Chronicles 5:20 ; 1 Peter 1:21 ; Ephesians 1:12 ; Ephesians 1:13 ; Isaiah 12:6 ; Isaiah 14:32 ; Isaiah 51:11 ; Isaiah 51:16 ; Isaiah 51:8 ; Isaiah 52:1 ; Isaiah 52:7 ; Isaiah 52:8 ; Je...

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