A Ma῾alot Poem. They who trust in the Lord shall be like mount Żiyyon, which cannot be removed, but abides for ever.

A song of ascents. Those who trust in the L rd are as Mount Zion, which will not be moved and forever abide.

As the mountains are round about Yerushalayim, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth and forever.

[For, as] mountains encircle Jerusalem, the L rd encircles His people, henceforth and forevermore.

For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the share allotted to the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands to do wrong.

For the sceptre of wickedness will not rest upon the lot of the righteous, for the righteous do not send forth their hands to wrong.

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

The L rd does good to the good and to those who are just in their hearts.

As for such as turn aside to their crooked ways, the Lord shall lead them away with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Yisra᾽el.

But those who turn their crookedness [against men to libel them] will be dispatched by the L rd with the workers of iniquity — peace upon Israel!