Mountains all around me

Psa 125:1 A Song of degrees. They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
Psa 125:2 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.

What an absolutely beautiful picture the writer of this psalm gives. This is another of those songs that worshippers sang as they walked up to Jerusalem to visit with God at the temple.

Think of a little boy or girl, holding to a parent's hand, looking about their little band of believers and seeing the mountains encompassing the holy city. Then this chorus would be sung, "they that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be moved."

Then the young one would look at their goal, Mt Zion, the hill of God.

And then, they would move on to verse two, "as the mountains are round about Jerusalem..."

How awesome would be that wedding of song and sight. Mountains speak majesty.

"So the LORD is round about his people..." That little mind must have been highly impressed by that phrase. Like these mountains surround Jerusalem, so my God surrounds me."

Nothing like a visual aid to teach truth. We don't have many mountains here in Nebraska, so some may not fully appreciate this visual, so let me make another analogy. Let's say you are being bothered by some punks on a regular basis, and then somebody enlists the entire interior offensive and defensive line units from the Huskers. They agree to surround you wherever you go, whatever you do. Who or what could you possibly fear with an entourage like that?

Sci-fi gave us the concept of the force field, an invisible, impenetrable shield of protection. God is like that, only better, He loves you!