Psalm 125 - 126

A Song of Ascents.

Those who trust in Yahweh

Are as Mount Zion, which will not be shaken but will abide forever.

As the mountains surround Jerusalem,

So Yahweh surrounds His people

From now until forever.

For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest upon the land of the righteous,

So that the righteous would not send forth their hands in unrighteousness.

Do good, O Yahweh, to those who are good

And to those who are upright in their hearts.

But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways,

Yahweh will lead them away with the workers of iniquity.

Peace be upon Israel.

A Song of Ascents.

When Yahweh returned the captive ones of Zion,

We were like those who dream.

Then our mouth was filled with laughter

And our tongue with shouts of joy;

Then they said among the nations,

“Yahweh has done great things for them.”

Yahweh has done great things for us;

We are glad.

Restore our captivity, O Yahweh,

As the streams in the Negev.

Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy.

He who goes to and fro weeping, carrying his bag of seed,

Shall indeed come again with a shout of joy, carrying his sheaves with him.