11 translations · Hebrew
Psalm 125:1
Those who trust in Yahweh are as Mount Zion, which can’t be moved, but remains forever.
Psalm 125:1 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Those who trust in Yahweh are as Mount Zion, which can’t be moved, but remains forever.
- KJV King James Version
- They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.
- ASV American Standard Version
- They that trust in Jehovah Are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abideth for ever.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- A SONG OF THE ASCENTS. Those trusting in YHWH [are] as Mount Zion, || It is not moved—it abides for all time.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, for it is unshakeable and endures forever.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- A Song of the Ascents. Those trusting in Jehovah [are] as Mount Zion, It is not moved — to the age it abideth.
- DBY Darby Translation
- They that confide in Jehovah are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved; it abideth for ever.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- A Song of degrees. They that trust in the LORD, shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Those who trust in the LORD are as Mount Zion, which can’t be moved, but remains forever.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899 · Psalm 124:1 in this edition
- They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Sion: he shall not be moved for ever that dwelleth
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| שִׁ֗יר | šîr | A song | H7892 שִׁיר song |
| הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת | ham·ma·‘ă·lō·wṯ | of ascents | H4609 מַעֲלָה thought |
| הַבֹּטְחִ֥ים | hab·bō·ṭə·ḥîm | Those who trust | H982 בָּטַח to trust |
| בַּיהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | in the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| כְּֽהַר־ | kə·har- | are like Mount | H2022 הַר mountain: mount |
| צִיּ֥וֹן | ṣî·yō·wn | Zion | H6726 צִיּוֹן Zion |
| לֹא־ | lō- | It cannot | H3808 לֹא not |
| יִ֝מּ֗וֹט | yim·mō·wṭ | be moved | H4131 מוֹט to shake |
| לְעוֹלָ֥ם | lə·‘ō·w·lām | forever | H5769 עוֹלָם forever: enduring |
| יֵשֵֽׁב׃ | yê·šêḇ | it abides | H3427 יָשַׁב to dwell |
Related verses
- Jeremiah 17:7–8
“Blessed is the man who trusts in Yahweh, and whose confidence is in Yahweh. For he will be as a tree planted by the waters, who spreads out its roots by the river, and will not fear when heat comes, but its leaf will be green; and will not be concerned in the year of drought. It won’t cease from yielding fruit.
- Psalm 62:2
He alone is my rock and my salvation, my fortress— I will never be greatly shaken.
- Proverbs 3:5–6
Trust in Yahweh with all your heart, and don’t lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight.
- Psalm 118:8–9
It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in man. It is better to take refuge in Yahweh, than to put confidence in princes.
- Psalm 25:2
My God, I have trusted in you. Don’t let me be shamed. Don’t let my enemies triumph over me.
- Psalm 120:1
In my distress, I cried to Yahweh. He answered me.
- Zechariah 1:17
“Proclaim further, saying, ‘Yahweh of Armies says: “My cities will again overflow with prosperity, and Yahweh will again comfort Zion, and will again choose Jerusalem.”’”
- Psalm 34:22
Yahweh redeems the soul of his servants. None of those who take refuge in him shall be condemned.
- 1 Chronicles 5:20
They were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all who were with them; for they cried to God in the battle, and he answered them, because they put their trust in him.
- Psalm 121:1
I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from?
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
1 Those who trust in Yahweh are as Mount Zion, which can’t be moved, but remains forever.
2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so Yahweh surrounds his people from this time forward and forever more.
3 For the scepter of wickedness won’t remain over the allotment of the righteous; so that the righteous won’t use their hands to do evil.
Read all of Psalm 125 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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