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Psalms 125:4
4Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in their hearts!
Psalms 125:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Do good, O Lord, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.
- New International Version (NIV)Lord, do good to those who are good, to those who are upright in heart.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, And to those who are upright in their hearts.
- New Living Translation (NLT)O Lord, do good to those who are good, whose hearts are in tune with you.
Context of Psalms 125:4
2As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people, from this time forth and forevermore. 3For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, lest the righteous stretch out their hands to do wrong. Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in their hearts! 5But those who turn aside to their crooked ways the Lord will lead away with evildoers! Peace be upon Israel!
Read all of Psalms 125Psalms 125:4 word by word
הֵיטִ֣יבָה יְ֭הוָה לַטּוֹבִ֑ים וְ֝לִֽישָׁרִ֗ים בְּלִבּוֹתָֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 125:4
- Psalms 41:1Blessed is the one who considers the poor! In the day of trouble the Lord delivers him;
- Psalms 51:18Do good to Zion in your good pleasure; build up the walls of Jerusalem;
- Psalms 73:1Truly God is good to Israel, to those who are pure in heart.
- Isaiah 58:10if you pour yourself out for the hungry and satisfy the desire of the afflicted, then shall your light rise in the darkness and your gloom be as the noonday.
- Hebrews 6:10For God is not unjust so as to overlook your work and the love that you have shown for his name in serving the saints, as you still do.
- 1 John 3:17But if anyone has the world's goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God's love abide in him?
- Psalms 32:2Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no deceit.
- Psalms 84:11For the Lord God is a sun and shield; the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does he withhold from those who walk uprightly.
- Psalms 119:80May my heart be blameless in your statutes, that I may not be put to shame!
- Lamentations 3:25The Lord is good to those who wait for him, to the soul who seeks him.
- John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, "Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no deceit!"
- Revelation 14:5and in their mouth no lie was found, for they are blameless.
Commentaries on Psalms 125:4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4Do good, O Lord, unto those that be good - Let the upright ever find thee his sure defense! Increase the goodness which thou hast already bestowed upon them; and let all who are upright in heart find thee to be their stay and their support!Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4Do good, O Lord, unto those that be good - To the good; to the pious. Let them be under the divine protection. Possibly this is not merely a prayer, but is expressive of the belief of the psalmist as to what would occur under the divine administration - that the favor of God would rest upon his people.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 4-5Verses 4-5 God's promises should quicken our prayers. The way of holiness is straight; there are no windings or shiftings in it. But the ways of sinners are crooked. They shift from one purpose to another, and turn hither and thither to deceive; but disappointment and misery shall befal them. Those who cleave to the ways of God, though they may have trouble in their way, their end shall be peace. The pleading of their Saviour for them, secures to them the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-5People who do not follow the "straight paths" are foolish (Proverbs 2:12–15). God gives his goodness to the godly (see Psalm 122:6–9).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. (Compare Psa 7:10; 84:11).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 125
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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