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The psalmist compares God’s people to Mount Zion — unshakable and enduring — and God to the mountains surrounding it, forming a natural fortress. God will not let the wicked rule forever; He will bless the faithful and remove the evildoers.
Why it mattersPermalink
As a “Song of Ascent” (see Psalm 120), this psalm celebrates Jerusalem as the throne of God and of David. The hills around Jerusalem form a natural fortress, reflecting God’s eternal protection (Psalm 34:7, Zechariah 2:5). Though the people sometimes “stretch out their hands to do wrong” (like during the time of the Judges), God will not allow wickedness to endure, promising justice and blessing for the righteous.
Key versePermalink
As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people, from this time forth and forevermore.