Verses 1-3
1. The security of God’s people 125:1-3
Believers in Yahweh are as secure in their position as the mountain God had chosen and established as His special habitation (cf. Romans 8:31-39). The Lord forever surrounds His people as a protective army keeping overwhelming forces from defeating them (cf. 1 Corinthians 10:13).
"Mount Zion is not the highest peak in the mountain range around Jerusalem. To its east lies the Mount of Olives, to its north Mount Scopus, to the west and south are other hills, all of which are higher than Mount Zion. Surrounded by mountains, Mount Zion was secure, by its natural defensibility. So the psalmist compares the Lord to the hills around Jerusalem and the people to Mount Zion." [Note: VanGemeren, p. 788.]
God promised not to let wicked authorities overcome the righteous totally. God did permit Israel’s foreign neighbors to oppress and dominate her for periods in her history. However, Psalms 125:3 promises that they would never completely and finally defeat Israel. The NIV translators rendered the last part of Psalms 125:3, "For then the righteous might use their hands to do evil."
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