1A song of ascents.
Those trusting in the Lord are like Mount Zion,
unshakable, forever enduring.
2As mountains surround Jerusalem,
the Lord surrounds his people
both now and forever.
3The scepter of the wicked will not prevail
in the land allotted to the just,
Lest the just themselves
turn their hands to evil.
4Do good, Lord , to the good,
to those who are upright of heart.
5But those who turn aside to crooked ways
may the Lord send down with the evildoers.
Peace upon Israel!