Mga Awit 125
Magandang Balita Biblia (with Deuterocanon)
Kaligtasan ng mga Lingkod ng Diyos
Isang Awit ng Pag-akyat upang Sumamba.
125 Parang Bundok Zion, ang taong kay Yahweh ay nagtitiwala,
kailanma'y di makikilos, hindi mauuga.
2 Itong Jerusalem ay naliligiran ng maraming bundok,
gayon nagtatanggol
sa mga hinirang si Yahweh, ating Diyos.
3 Taong masasama
ay di hahayaang laging mamahala,
pagkat maaaring ang mga pinili, mahawa sa sama.
4 Ang mga mabait na tapat sumunod sa iyong kautusan,
sana'y pagpalain mo sila, O Yahweh, sa kanilang buhay.
5 Ngunit ang masama, sa kanilang hilig iyong parusahan,
parusahan sila, dahil sa di wasto nilang pamumuhay.
Kapayapaan para sa Israel!
Psalm 125
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Psalm 125[a]
Israel’s Protector
1 A song of ascents.
Those trusting in the Lord are like Mount Zion,
unshakable, forever enduring.(A)
2 As mountains surround Jerusalem,
the Lord surrounds his people
both now and forever.(B)
3 The scepter of the wicked will not prevail
in the land allotted to the just,[b]
Lest the just themselves
turn their hands to evil.
4 Do good, Lord, to the good,
to those who are upright of heart.(C)
5 But those who turn aside to crooked ways
may the Lord send down with the evildoers.(D)
Peace upon Israel!(E)
Footnotes
- Psalm 125 In response to exilic anxieties about the ancient promises of restoration, the Psalm expresses confidence that God will surround the people as the mountains surround Zion (Ps 125:1–2). The just will not be contaminated by the wicked (Ps 125:3). May God judge between the two groups (Ps 125:4–5).
- 125:3 The land allotted to the just: lit., “the lot of the righteous.” The promised land was divided among the tribes of Israel by lot (Nm 26:55; Jos 18). The righteous are the members of the people who are obedient to God. If the domination of the wicked were to continue in the land, even the just would be infected by their evil attitudes.
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