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Psalms 125:2 — King James Version← Study notes

As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.


Psalms 125:2Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 125:210 words
HebrewMeaning
יְֽרוּשָׁלִַ֗םyərwšālaim
JerusalemnounH3389
הָרִים֮hāriym
mountainsnounH2022
mount · promotion
סָבִ֪יבsābiyb
are aroundnounH5439
round) about · circuit · compass · on every side
לָ֥/הּlāh
pron
וַ֭/יהוָהwayhwāh
and YahwehconjH3068
the Lord. Compare
סָבִ֣יבsābiyb
is aroundnounH5439
round) about · circuit · compass · on every side
לְ/עַמּ֑/וֹləʿamwō
people hispronH5971
men · nation · people
מֵ֝/עַתָּ֗הmēʿatāh
from nowpronH6258
now · straightway · this time · whereas
וְ/עַדwəʿad
and untilconjH5704
and · as · at · before ···
עוֹלָֽםʿwōlām
perpetuitynounH5769
ancient · any more · continuance · eternal ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 125:2

1. This Psalm, belonging to the number of the Songs of Degrees, teaches us, while we ascend and raise our minds unto the Lord our God in loving charity and piety, not to fix our gaze upon men who are prosperous in this world, with a happiness that is false and unstable, and altogether seductive; where they cherish nothing save pride, and their heart freezes up against God, and is made hard against the shower of His grace, so that it bears not fruit.... 2. “They that put…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 125 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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