Psalm 125:2 Surrounded and Protected

In last week’s post, we looked at the illustration given in Psalm 125:1, of those who trust in the Lord being like Mount Zion, securely rooted, immovable except by an act of God. Now in verse 2, our focus is widened, and our attention is drawn away from the security of Mount Zion to its wider geographical position.

“As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about His people from henceforth even for ever.”

 Surrounded

The ancient city of Jerusalem was surrounded by seven mou...