Psalm 125

Judaism This psalm is recited in some communities following Mincha between Sukkot and Shabbat Hagadol. Catholic Church Around 530, St. Benedict of Nursia used this for the office of Sext from Tuesday until Saturday, after Psalms 123 and 124, according to the Rule of St. Benedict. Today its use is in the Liturgy of the Hours, being recited or sung at vespers on Monday of the third week of the four weekly liturgical cycle. Coptic Orthodox Church In the Agpeya, the Coptic Church's book of hours, this psalm is prayed in the office of Vespers and the second watch of the Midnight office. == Musical settings ==

Heinrich Schütz composed a setting of a metred paraphrase in German of Psalm 125, "Die nur vertraulich stellen", SWV 230, for the Becker Psalter, published first in 1628. Verse 2 was adapted into the song Yerushalayim by the Jewish Orthodox Pop group Miami Boys Choir. ==Text==

The following table shows the Hebrew text of the Psalm with vowels, alongside the Koine Greek text in the Septuagint and the English translation from the King James Version. Note that the meaning can slightly differ between these versions, as the Septuagint and the Masoretic Text come from different textual traditions. In the Septuagint, this psalm is numbered Psalm 124. Verse 5 :As for such as turn aside to their crooked ways, :The Lord shall lead them away :With the workers of iniquity. :Peace be upon Israel! For "crooked ways", the Vulgate has the words in obligationes, translated in the Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition as "such as turn aside into bonds". The concluding prayer for peace upon Israel recurs at the end of Psalm 128. It is best taken as a "detached clause", according to the Pulpit Commentary. ==Notes==