Psalms 125:3

Psalms 125:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.
• New International Version (NIV)The scepter of the wicked will not remain over the land allotted to the righteous, for then the righteous might use their hands to do evil.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, lest the righteous stretch out their hands to do wrong.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest On the land allotted to the righteous, Lest the righteous reach out their hands to iniquity.

Context of Psalms 125:3

1Those who trust the Lord are like Mount Zion, which can never be shaken. It remains firm forever. 2⌞As⌟ the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people now and forever. A wicked ruler will not be allowed to govern the land set aside for righteous people. That is why righteous people do not use their power to do wrong. 4Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, to those whose motives are decent. 5But when people become crooked, the Lord will lead them away with troublemakers. Let there be peace in Israel!

Psalms 125:3 word by word

כִּ֤י לֹ֪א יָנ֡וּחַ שֵׁ֤בֶט הָרֶ֗שַׁע עַל֮ גּוֹרַ֪ל הַֽצַּדִּ֫יקִ֥ים לְמַ֡עַן לֹא־יִשְׁלְח֖וּ הַצַּדִּיקִ֨ים בְּעַוְלָ֬תָה יְדֵיהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For the rodשֵׁ֫בֶטshêbeţ · tribe: staffH7626
• of the wickedרֶ֫שַׁעresha‛ · wickednessH7562
• shall not restנוּחַnûach · to restH5117
• upon the lotגּוֹרָלgôrâl gôrâl · allottedH1486
• of the righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
• lestמַ֫עַןma‛an · becauseH4616
• put forthשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: reachH7971
• their handsיָדyâd · handH3027
• unto iniquityעַוְלָה‛evel ‛âvel ‛avlâh ‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · injusticeH5766

Cross-references for Psalms 125:3

• Psalms 103:9He will not always accuse us of wrong or be angry ⌞with us⌟ forever.
• Proverbs 22:8Whoever plants injustice will harvest trouble, and this weapon of his own fury will be destroyed.
• Isaiah 10:5“How horrible it will be for Assyria! It is the rod of my anger. My fury is the staff in the Assyrians’ hands.
• Isaiah 14:5The Lord has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of rulers.
• Isaiah 27:8He punished Israel by sending it away. He removed it with a fierce blast from the east winds.
• 1 Corinthians 10:13There isn’t any temptation that you have experienced which is unusual for humans. God, who faithfully keeps his promises, will not allow you to be tempted beyond your power to resist. But when you are tempted, he will also give you the ability to endure the temptation as your way of escape.
• Revelation 2:10Don’t be afraid of what you are going to suffer. The devil is going to throw some of you into prison so that you may be tested. Your suffering will go on for ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

Commentaries on Psalms 125:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3For the rod of the worked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous - Rod, here. may be taken for persecution, or for rule; and then it may be thus interpreted: "The wicked shall not be permitted to persecute always, nor to have a permanent rule." In our liturgic version this clause is thus rendered: "The rod of the ungodly cometh not into the lot of the righteous." "This," said one of our forefathers, "is neither truth nor scripture. First, it is not…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3For the rod of the wicked - Margin, as in Hebrew, “wickedness.” The word “rod” - the staff, the scepter, the instrument of inflicting punishment - here means dominion, power, that condition in which the wicked are commonly found, as one of prosperity or power. God will not deal with the righteous as the wicked are often dealt with: that is, God will not give his people prosperity as he does them. The righteous will be afflicted, and will be placed in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3The godly may be tempted to abandon God’s ways because of pressure from others or from the surrounding culture.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Though God may leave them for a time under the "rod," or power (Psa 2:9), and oppression of the wicked for a time, as a chastisement, He will not suffer them to be tempted so as to fall into sin (1Co 10:13). The wicked shall only prove a correcting rod to them, not a destroying sword; even this rod shall not remain ("rest") on them, lest they be tempted to despair and apostasy (Psa 73:13, 14). God may even try His people to the uttermost: when nothing…Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 125:3

• Righteous

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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