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Firm and unmoved are they Psalm 125

Isaac Watts's setting of Psalm 125, printed in 1719 in The Psalms of David Imitated, where he set the psalms "in the language of the New Testament".

WRITTEN BY

Isaac Watts 1674–1748

PRINTED

1719 The Psalms of David Imitated · no. 125

METRE

Short Metre 6.6.8.6 · 6 stanzas

WRITTEN ON

Psalm 125 the verse printed above it

The hymn, and the Scripture in it

All 6 stanzas as Watts printed them, with the verses their lines echo beside them. Point at a line to join it to its verse; click to read the passage.

SHARED WORDSthe verse shares the line's wording ECHOproposed by an AI model, confirmed by a separate check Not the author's own notes

The psalm it sets

Watts made this hymn from Psalm 125, "in the language of the New Testament": a paraphrase, not a translation. The line that comes closest to it is marked.

1Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever. 2As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds His people, both now and forevermore. 3For the scepter of the wicked will not rest upon the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to injustice. 4Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to the upright in heart. … 1 more verses PSALM 125 · ITS FIRST VERSES · BEREAN STANDARD BIBLE READ PSALM 125

Firm and unmoved are they That rest their souls on God; Firm as the mount where David dwelt, Or where the ark abode. STANZA I

Its place in the book

Watts's psalms run from Psalm 1 to Psalm 150, several settings to many psalms: 367 hymns. This is number 125. Point at a tick to see the hymn; click it to open that hymn.

NO. 125 · ISAAC WATTS · THIS HYMN Firm and unmoved are they

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