Psalm 125 — Hebrew and Greek compared
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Psalm 125
Steadfastness around Zion
Verse 125:1 Divergent
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[125:1] A song of the ascents.
Those trusting in YHWH are like Mount Zion,
which does not totter but abides forever.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[124:1] A song of the ascents.
Those trusting in the Lord are like Mount Zion;
the one dwelling in Jerusalem will never be shaken.
Classification & Notes
Divergent. Text: Greek joins Jerusalem to a resident at the end of verse one; Hebrew begins verse two with Jerusalem and describes the mountain abiding in verse one. The corresponding wording is not duplicated.
Verse 125:2 Divergent
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[125:2] Jerusalem—mountains are around her,
and YHWH is around His people,
from now and forever.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[124:2] Mountains are around her,
and the Lord is around His people,
from now and forever.
Classification & Notes
Divergent. Text: Hebrew names Jerusalem here; Greek has already named her at the end of verse one. The surrounding protection otherwise corresponds.
Verse 125:3 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[125:3] For the scepter of wickedness will not rest
on the lot of the righteous,
so that the righteous will not stretch out
their hands to injustice.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[124:3] For He will not leave the rod of sinners
upon the lot of the righteous,
so that the righteous may not stretch out
their hands in lawlessness.
Classification & Notes
Different. Text: Hebrew the wicked scepter will not rest; Greek He, understood as the Lord, will not leave the sinners’ rod there. Both connect relief from oppression with the righteous avoiding wrongdoing.
Verse 125:4 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[125:4] Do good, YHWH, to the good
and to those upright in their hearts.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[124:4] Do good, Lord, to the good
and to those upright in heart.
Classification & Notes
Same. Text: The same prayer asks for good to the good and upright-hearted.
Verse 125:5 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[125:5] But those turning toward their crooked ways—
YHWH will lead them away with workers of iniquity.
Peace upon Israel.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[124:5] But those turning aside into tangled ways—
the Lord will lead them away with workers of lawlessness.
Peace upon Israel.
Classification & Notes
Similar. Text: Greek strangalias evokes twists or entanglements and is provisionally tangled ways, not a silent assertion of strangulation. Hebrew describes their crooked ways. The final peace prayer corresponds.