125 The people who trust in the Lord
    are like Mount Zion:
    never shaken, lasting forever.
² Mountains surround Jerusalem.
    That’s how the Lord surrounds his people
    from now until forever from now!
³ The wicked rod won’t remain
in the land given to the righteous
    so that they don’t use their hands to do anything wrong.^[a]
4 Lord, do good to people who are good,
    to people whose hearts are right.
⁵ But as for those people who turn to their own twisted ways—
    may the Lord march them off with other evildoers!

126 When the Lord changed Zion’s circumstances for the better,
    it was like we had been dreaming.
² Our mouths were suddenly filled with laughter;
    our tongues were filled with joyful shouts.
It was even said, at that time, among the nations,
    “The Lord has done great things for them!”
³ Yes, the Lord has done great things for us,
    and we are overjoyed.