Psalms
Psalm 125:1
1A song of ascents.
Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion.
It cannot be moved; it abides forever.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A song | שִׁ֗יר | šîr | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7892 song |
| of ascents | הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת | ham·ma·‘ă·lō·wṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H4609 what comes up |
| Those who trust | הַבֹּטְחִ֥ים | hab·bō·ṭə·ḥîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H982 trust |
| in the LORD | בַּיהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| are like Mount | כְּֽהַר־ | kə·har- | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| Zion | צִיּ֥וֹן | ṣî·yō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6726 Zion |
| It cannot | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| be moved | יִ֝מּ֗וֹט | yim·mō·wṭ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4131 totter, shake, slip |
| it abides | יֵשֵֽׁב׃ | yê·šêḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| forever | לְעוֹלָ֥ם | lə·‘ō·w·lām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 17:7–8 · Psalm 62:2 · Proverbs 3:5–6 · Psalm 118:8–9 · Psalm 25:2 · Psalm 120:1 · Zechariah 1:17 · Psalm 34:22 · 1 Chronicles 5:20 · Psalm 121:1 · Psalm 27:1 · Psalm 62:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.