Psalm 125
Words: Sternhold and Hopkins, The Whole Book of Psalms Collected into English Metre
Two versions on this page.
This first one is by W. K., the second one by W.W.
1 Such as in God the Lord do trust,
as Zion mount shall firmly stand,
And be remov�d at no hand:
the Lord will count them right and just,
So that they shall be sure
for ever to endure.
2 As many mountains huge and great
Jerusalem about do close,
So will the Lord do unto those
who on his Godly will do wait:
Such are to him so dear
they never need to fear.
3 For though the righteous try doth he,
by making wicked men his rod,
Lest they through grief forsake their God,
it shall not always their lot be.
Give, Lord to us thy light
whose hearts are true and right.
4 But as for such as turn aside
by crooked ways which they out sought,
The Lord will surely bring to naught:
with workers vile they shall abide;
But peace with Israel
for evermore shall dwell.
1 Those that do place their confidence
upon the Lord our God only,
And flee to him for their defense
in all their need and misery,
Their faith is sure still to endure
grounded on Christ the corner-stone;
Moved with no ill, but standeth still
steadfast like to the mount Zion.
2 And as about Jerusalem
the mighty hills do it compass,
So that no foes can come to them
to hurt that to9wn in any case:
So God indeed in ev'ry need,
his faithful people doth defend,
Standing them by assuredly
from this time forth world without end.
3 Right wise and good is our Lord God,
and will not suffer certainly
The sinner's and ungodly's rod
to rest upon his family;
Lest they also from God should stray,
falling to sin and wicked ness:
O Lord, defend both night and day
thy little flock, and with them still bless.
4 O Lord, do good to Christians all
that steadfast in thy word abide;
But such as from the Lord do fall
and to false doctrine daily slide.
Them will the Lord scatter abroad,
with hypocrites thrown down to hell
God will them send pains without end;
But, Lord, grant peace to Israel.
