¹Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, for it is unshakeable and endures forever.

²In the same way that the mountains surround Jerusalem, the Lord surrounds his people, now and forever.

³The wicked will not always rule over the land of the faithful, otherwise the faithful might also end up doing wrong.[#125:3. Literally, “the scepter of wickedness.”]

⁴Lord, please do good to those who do good, those who sincerely do what is right.

⁵But as for those who turn aside to follow their own crooked ways—the Lord will lead them away together with those who do evil. May Israel be at peace![#125:5. It seems that two groups are in view here: unfaithful Israelites, and heathen people who do wrong.]