Psalms

Psalm 125:2

2As the mountains surround Jerusalem,

so the LORD surrounds His people,

both now and forevermore.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
As the mountainsהָרִים֮hā·rîmNoun - masculine pluralH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
surroundסָבִ֪יבsā·ḇîḇAdverbH5439 circuit, round about
Jerusalemיְֽרוּשָׁלִַ֗םyə·rū·šā·limNoun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem
so the LORDוַ֭יהוָהYah·wehConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
surroundsסָבִ֣יבsā·ḇîḇAdverbH5439 circuit, round about
His peopleלְעַמּ֑וֹlə·‘am·mōwPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5971 people
both nowמֵ֝עַתָּ֗הmê·‘at·tāhPreposition-m; AdverbH6258 now
and forevermoreוְעַד־wə·‘aḏ-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Zechariah 2:5 · Psalm 121:8 · Isaiah 4:5 · John 10:28–29 · Psalm 34:7 · Deuteronomy 33:27 · Lamentations 4:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.