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Pentecost Season · Proper 18 · Year B

Psalm 125

The Lord Surrounds His People

September 5, 2027

The Schmadribach Falls, Joseph Anton Koch
The Schmadribach Falls, Joseph Anton Koch, 1821–22Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig
Koch's Alpine masterpiece: a waterfall seen from below with the whole geology of the valley stacked above it, painted from studies made on foot.Those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abides forever.Joseph Anton KochAn Austrian painter who walked to Italy and stayed, inventing the heroic landscape: real Alpine geology arranged into an ideal order.Museum der bildenden Künste, LeipzigLeipzig's civic art museum, founded by citizens in 1837 and rebuilt in a glass cube in 2004.Museum der bildenden Künste, Leipzig
Revised Common Lectionary
GospelMark 7:24-37Mk 7:24-37
EpistleJas. 2:1-10, (11-13), 14-17Jas 2:1-10, (11-13), 14-17
Old TestamentProv. 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23Prv 22:1-2, 8-9, 22-23Alt. OTIsa. 35:4-7aIs 35:4-7a
PsalterPs. 125Ps 125Alt. PsalmPs. 146Ps 146

Overview & Insights

"As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people, from this time on and forevermore." (Psalm 125:2)

A Song of Ascents affirming that those who trust in the Lord are as secure as Mount Zion, because God encircles and protects his people.

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Commentary

Enduring Word: Psalm 125Enduring Word: Ps 125 Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's notes on this Song of Ascents.

BibleHub Commentaries: Psalm 125:1BibleHub Commentaries: Ps 125:1 BibleHub

Classic commentaries gathered on Psalm 125.

Coffman Commentary: Psalm 125Coffman Commentary: Ps 125 StudyLight

James Burton Coffman's commentary on Psalm 125.

Background & Word Study

Sefaria: Psalm 125 (Hebrew)Sefaria: Ps 125 (Hebrew) Sefaria

Hebrew text of Psalm 125 with traditional Jewish commentary.

Hebrew Interlinear: Psalm 125:1Hebrew Interlinear: Ps 125:1 BibleHub

Hebrew interlinear with parsing for Psalm 125.

The Church Fathers

Catena: Psalm 125Catena: Ps 125 Catena

Church fathers on Psalm 125.

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