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Jerusalem—יְרוּשָׁלִַםmountains areהָרִיםaroundסָבִיבher,לָהּand YHWH isוַיהוָהaroundסָבִיבhis peopleלְעַמּוֹfrom nowמֵעַתָּהand forever.וְעַד עוֹלָם
Psalms 125:2
Study it in the app“Jerusalem— mountains are around her, and YHWH is around his people from now and forever.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 125:2, word by word
- Jerusalem—יְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalaim
Jerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yerushalaim” appears- mountains areהָרִיםharim
mountain
A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.
Where else “harim” appears- aroundסָבִיבsaviv
around
In a circle or on every side of something: the camp, the city, the altar.
Where else “saviv” appears- and YHWH isיהוָהyhva
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- his peopleעַמּam
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “am” appears- and foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears
Places in this verse
Jerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
The context
1A song of the ascents. Those who trust in YHWH are like Mount Zion, which will not be moved; forever it abides.
2 · This verse (above)
3For the scepter of wickedness will not rest upon the lot of the righteous, so that the righteous will not stretch out their hands to injustice.