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A songשִׁירof the ascents.הַמַּעֲלוֹתThose who trustהַבֹּטְחִיםin YHWHבַּיהוָהare like MountכְּהַרZion,צִיּוֹןwhich will notלֹאbe moved;יִמּוֹטforeverלְעוֹלָםit abides.יֵשֵׁב
Psalms 125:1
Study it in the app“A song of the ascents. Those who trust in YHWH are like Mount Zion, which will not be moved; forever it abides.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 125:1, word by word
- A songשִׁירshir
song
A composition sung with words and melody, to praise or celebrate.
Where else “shir” appears- of the ascentsמַּעֲלוֹתmaalot
ascent
"Song of ascents", the title of psalms sung on the way up to Jerusalem.
Where else “maalot” appears- Those who trustבֹּטְחִיםbotchim
trust
To rely on someone, YHWH or man.
Where else “botchim” appears- in YHWHיהוָהyhva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appears- are like Mountהַרhar
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “har” appears- Zionצִיּוֹןtsiyon
Zion
See it on the mapWhere else “tsiyon” appears- be movedיִמּוֹטyimot
totter, slip
Totter, slip, lose one's footing.
Where else “yimot” appears- foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- it abidesיֵשֵׁבyeshev
stay
To remain in a place.
Where else “yeshev” appears
Places in this verse
Zion
Today: Mount Zion hill, Jerusalem
A hill in Jerusalem; it first named the fortress David captured, and later sometimes the whole city.
David captured the stronghold of Zion and called it the city of David (2 Sam 5:7). The Psalms and prophets call it the place where God lives among his people (Ps 48:2).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2Jerusalem— mountains are around her, and YHWH is around his people from now and forever.