Psalm 125

⁷But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in Him.

⁸He is like a tree planted by the waters that sends out its roots toward the stream. It does not fear when the heat comes, and its leaves are always green. It does not worry in a year of drought, nor does it cease to produce fruit.

²He alone is my rock and my salvation. He is my fortress; I will never be shaken.

⁵Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding;

⁶in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

⁸It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man.

⁹It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in princes.

¹⁷Proclaim 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.’”

²in You, my God, I trust. Do not let me be put to shame; do not let my enemies exult over me.

⁵For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the Lord, and I will be the glory within it.’”

⁸The Lord will watch over your coming and going, both now and forevermore.

⁵Then the Lord will create over all of Mount Zion and over her assemblies a cloud of smoke by day and a glowing flame of fire by night. For over all the glory there will be a canopy,

²⁸I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.

²⁹My Father who has given them to Me is greater than all. No one can snatch them out of My Father’s hand.

⁷The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear Him, and he delivers them.

²⁷The eternal God is your dwelling place, and underneath are the everlasting arms. He drives out the enemy before you, giving the command, ‘Destroy him!’

⁵The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers.

⁶It struck the peoples in anger with unceasing blows; it subdued the nations in rage with relentless persecution.

²²No enemy will exact tribute; no wicked man will oppress him.

⁸He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.

¹³No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.

¹⁰Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

⁸By warfare and exile You contended with her and removed her with a fierce wind, as on the day the east wind blows.

¹⁰My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.

¹¹For the Lord God is a sun and a shield; the Lord gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.

¹⁵Surely judgment will again be righteous, and all the upright in heart will follow it.

⁶⁸You are good, and You do what is good; teach me Your statutes.

⁸⁰May my heart be blameless in Your statutes, that I may not be put to shame.

¹⁸In Your good pleasure, cause Zion to prosper; build up the walls of Jerusalem.

⁸The way of peace they have not known, and there is no justice in their tracks. They have turned them into crooked paths; no one who treads on them will know peace.

¹⁵whose paths are crooked and whose ways are devious.

⁶that you may see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel!

¹⁶Peace and mercy to all who walk by this rule, even to the Israel of God.

⁴Blessed is the man who has made the Lord his trust, who has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.

²⁷Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.