Psalm 125:2 (NIV) “As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people both now and forevermore.”
As the mountains surround Jerusalem, God will protect you. The Lord is not simply at your side, but he surrounds you on every side. You cannot get much safer than that!
There is a story in the Bible about the prophet Elisha and his servant. They woke up one morning and found that an enemy king had surrounded the city and was preparing to capture them. Elisha told the servant, “Don’t be afraid, those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” Of course the servant was confused. He counted two on their side, him and Elisha, and there was a whole army with horses and chariots surrounding them. 2 Kings 6:16-17 (NLT) “Don’t be afraid!” Elisha told him. “For there are more on our side than on theirs!” 17 Then Elisha prayed, “O Lord, open his eyes and let him see!” The Lord opened the young man’s eyes, and when he looked up, he saw that the hillside around Elisha was filled with horses and chariots of fire.”
God’s army was all around Elisha, and that phrase “around” is the same word that we have in Psalm 125:2 where the Lord “surrounds” his people. The same word shows up again in Psalm 34:7 “For the angel of the Lord is a guard; he surrounds and defends all who fear him.”
Zechariah 2:5 (BSB) “For I will be a wall of fire around it, declares the LORD, and I will be the glory within it.”
Psalm 139:5 (NKJV) “You have hedged me behind and before, And laid Your hand upon me.”
Psalm 32:7 (NKJV) “You are my hiding place; You shall preserve me from trouble; You shall surround me with songs of deliverance.”
“As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people both now and forevermore.”
Psalm 121:8 (BSB) “The LORD will watch over your coming and going, both now and forevermore.”
You are safe and secure, because the Lord surrounds you now, and he surrounds you forever.
“To get at Jerusalem an enemy had to get past the mountains. To get at God’s people, an enemy must first get past God.” – John Phillips
I therefore conclude with, those who trust in the Lord are safe and secure.