The Lord Surrounds His People

^{A SONG OF ASCENTS.} 

¹ Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides for ever.

² As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people, from this time forth and for evermore.

³ For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, lest the righteous stretch out their hands to do wrong.

⁴ Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in their hearts!

⁵ But those who turn aside to their crooked ways the Lord will lead away with evildoers! Peace be upon Israel!