| 1A song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion; it cannot be upended and will endure forever. | 1A song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion; it cannot be upended and will endure forever. |
| 2As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people, now and forevermore. | 2As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people, now and forevermore. |
| 3Indeed, the scepter of a wicked king will not settle upon the allotted land of the godly. Otherwise the godly might do what is wrong. | 3Indeed, the scepter of a wicked king will not settle upon the allotted land of the godly. Otherwise the godly might do what is wrong. |
| 4Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, to the morally upright! | 4Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, to the morally upright! |
| 5As for those who are bent on traveling a sinful path, may the LORD remove them, along with those who behave wickedly! May Israel experience peace! | 5As for those who are bent on traveling a sinful path, may the LORD remove them, along with those who behave wickedly! May Israel experience peace! |
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