...particularly encouraging to those who profess faith in God, and in his divine providence and protection : " As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people, from henceforth even for ever ;" and that the strongest bulwark to any nation, is the favour and protection of Him,...

...on a lofty plain, surrounded on all sides by mountains; so as strongly to remind me of the words, As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about His people, &c. (Psalm cxxv. 2.) The climate is remarkably cold in winter; snow in large quantities, and frost...

...they that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion which cannot be removed, but abideth forever. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people forever," to defend, to preserve, to cheer them, even when heart and flesh fail them. With the dead...

...1. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. Ps. cxxv. 2. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people, from henceforth even for evermore. Ps. cxxvii. 4. As~arrows are in the hand of a mighty man, so are children of the...

...that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot he removed, but abideth fast for ever. As all over them which had evil spirits the name of the Lord Jesus, saying, We adjure you by Jesu even for ever. Рз. cxxv. 1,2. I bow my knees unto the Father, that Christ may dwell in your hearts...

...They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abidethfor ever. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people, from henceforth even for ever. IN forming our estimate of men, we are apt to look at their actions only; and even our...

...in a basket, by which means he escaped out of their hands. How secure is the believer in Jesus. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people. Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep. Jesus guarded the life of his servant,...

...the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. As the mountains arc round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people, from henceforth, even for ever," " He will not suffer thy foot to be moved : he that keepeth thee will not slumber....

...hurt his children, for he is the rock of their salvation, and a sure defence in every time of need. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about those that fear him, to protect, guide, and comfort them. He has promised strength equal to their day,...

...representation of Jerusalem, as guarded by mountains, literally answers to its topographichal situation ; ' As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people, from henceforth, even forever.' The site of the ancient city is so unequivocally marked by its natural boundaries on...