PSALM 125 A song for the ascent to Jerusalem (NLT)

1 Those who trust in the LORD
are as secure as Mount Zion;
they will not be defeated but will
endure forever.

2 Just as the mountains surround and
protect Jerusalem,
so the LORD surrounds and protects
his people, both now and forever.

3 The wicked will not rule the godly,
for then the godly might be forced
to do wrong.

4 O LORD, do good to those who are
good,
whose hearts are in tune with you.

5 But banish those who turn to crooked
ways, O LORD.
Take them away with those who do
evil.
And let Israel have quietness and
peace.