Psalm 125:1 - Easy To Read Version People who trust in the Lord\par will be like Mount Zion.\par They will never be shaken.\par They will continue forever.\par Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 They that trust in the LORD Shall be as mount Zion, Which cannot be removed, But abideth for ever. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition THOSE WHO trust in, lean on, and confidently hope in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but abides and stands fast forever. American Standard Version (1901) They that trust in Jehovah Are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abideth for ever. Common English Bible The people who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion: never shaken, lasting forever. Catholic Public Domain Version A Canticle in steps. When the Lord turned back the captivity of Zion, we became like those who are consoled. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A gradual canticle. When the Lord brought back the captivity of Sion, we became like men comforted. |
Those men from the family groups of Manasseh, Reuben, and Gad prayed to God in the war. They asked God to help them because they trusted him. So God helped them. God allowed them to defeat the Hagrite people. And they also defeated those other people who were with the Hagrite people.
Jehoshaphat’s army went out into the Desert of Tekoa early in the morning. As they were starting out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me people of Judah and you people from Jerusalem. Have faith in the Lord your God, and then you will stand strong. Have faith in the Lord’s prophets. You will succeed!”
I was in trouble.\par I called to the Lord for help.\par And he saved me!\par
I look up to the hills \{for help\}.\par But where will my help really come from?\par
I was very happy when people said,\par “Let us go to the Lord’s temple. {\cf2\super [611]} ”\par
What would have happened to us\par if the Lord had not been on our side?\par Tell me the answer, Israel.\par
The Lord is happy with people\par who worship him.\par The Lord is pleased with people\par who trust in his true love.\par
Those other people were defeated—\par they died in battle.\par But we won! We are the winners!\par
My God, I trust you,\par and I will not be disappointed.\par My enemies will not laugh at me.\par
The Lord is truly good.\par He teaches sinners the right way to live.\par
Lord, you are my Light and my Savior.\par I should not be afraid of anyone!\par The Lord is the place of safety for my life.\par So I will not be afraid of any person.\par
The Lord saves the souls of his servants.\par Those people depend on him.\par He won’t let them be destroyed.\par
God is in that city,\par so it will never be destroyed.\par God is there to help even before sunrise.\par
The nations will shake with fear,\par those kingdoms will fall\par when the Lord shouts,\par and the earth crumbles.\par
\{I may have many enemies,\}\par but God is my fortress. {\cf2\super [365]} \par God saves me.\par God is my place of safety\par high on the mountain.\par Not even great armies can defeat me.\par
How long will you attack me?\par I am like a leaning wall,\par a fence ready to fall.\par
God is my fortress. {\cf2\super [367]} \par God saves me.\par God is my place of safety\par high on the mountain.\par
My glory and victory comes from God.\par He is my strong fortress.\par God is my place of safety.\par
Evil people are destroyed by their trouble. But good people will stand strong forever.
People of Zion, {\cf2\super [140]} shout about these things!\par The Holy One of Israel is with you\par in a powerful way.\par So, be happy!\par
\{That army will send messengers\par to their country.\}\par What will those messengers tell their people?\par They will announce:\par \{Philistia was defeated,\}\par but the Lord made Zion {\cf2\super [156]} strong.\par And his poor people went there for safety.\par
Lord, you give true peace\par to people who depend on you,\par to people who trust you.\par
So, trust the Lord always.\par Why? Because in the Lord YAH, {\cf2\super [240]} you have a place of safety forever!\par
The Lord will save his people.\par They will return to Zion {\cf2\super [419]} with joy.\par They will be very, very happy.\par Their happiness will be like\par a crown on their heads forever.\par They will be singing with joy.\par All sadness will be gone far away.\par
\{“My servant,\} I will give you the words I want you to say. And I will cover you with my hands and protect you. I will use you to make the new heaven and earth. I will use you to tell Israel, ‘You are my people.’”
Why? Because they will be like\par old clothes.\par Moths will eat them.\par They will be like wool.\par Worms will eat them.\par But my goodness will continue forever.\par My salvation will continue\par forever and ever.”\par
Wake up! Wake up Zion! {\cf2\super [420]} \par Dress yourself!\par Put on your strength!\par Holy Jerusalem, stand up!\par People that have not agreed\par to follow God {\cf2\super [421]} \par will not enter you again.\par Those people are not pure and clean.\par
People from many nations will go there.\par They will say,\par “Come, let’s go up to the Lord’s mountain.\par Let’s go to the temple of the God of Jacob.\par Then God will teach us his way of living.\par And we will follow him.”\par
The angel also said,\par “The Lord All-Powerful says,\par ‘My towns will be rich again.\par I will comfort Zion.\par I will again choose Jerusalem\par to be my special city.’”\par
You believe in God through Christ. God raised Christ from death. Then God gave glory to him. So your faith and your hope are in God.
Then I looked, and there before me was the Lamb. He was standing on Mount Zion. {\cf2\super [97]} There were 144,000 people with him. They all had his name and his Father’s name written on their foreheads.