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1 Надеющийся на Господа, как гора Сион, не подвигнется: пребывает вовек.
2 Горы окрест Иерусалима, а Господь окрест народа Своего отныне и вовек.
3 Ибо не оставит [Господь] жезла нечестивых над жребием праведных, дабы праведные не простерли рук своих к беззаконию.
4 Благотвори, Господи, добрым и правым в сердцах своих;
5 а совращающихся на кривые пути свои да оставит Господь ходить с делающими беззаконие. Мир на Израиля!
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Psalm 124 about?
It's a psalm of thanksgiving for deliverance, repeatedly asking "If it had not been the LORD who was on our side" while enemies rose up against Israel (vv.1-2).
What image does the psalm use for the escape in verse 7?
V.7 says, "Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped," picturing a narrow escape from a trap.
How does the psalm conclude?
V.8 concludes, "Our help is in the name of the LORD, who made heaven and earth." Compare Romans 8:31.
Today's Verse
Yonder is the sea, great and wide, Wherein are things creeping innumerable, Both small and great beasts.
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