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Psalms 125:4
4O Lord, do good to those who are good, whose hearts are in tune with you.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in their hearts!
- New King James Version (NKJV)Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, And to those who are upright in their hearts.
Context of Psalms 125:4
2Just as the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the Lord surrounds his people, both now and forever. 3The wicked will not rule the land of the godly, for then the godly might be tempted to do wrong. O Lord, do good to those who are good, whose hearts are in tune with you. 5But banish those who turn to crooked ways, O Lord. Take them away with those who do evil. May Israel have peace!
Read all of Psalms 125Psalms 125:4 word by word
הֵיטִ֣יבָה יְ֭הוָה לַטּוֹבִ֑ים וְ֝לִֽישָׁרִ֗ים בְּלִבּוֹתָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 125:4
- Psalms 41:1Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor! The Lord rescues them when they are in trouble.
- Psalms 51:18Look with favor on Zion and help her; rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
- Psalms 73:1Truly God is good to Israel, to those whose hearts are pure.
- Isaiah 58:10Feed the hungry, and help those in trouble. Then your light will shine out from the darkness, and the darkness around you will be as bright as noon.
- Hebrews 6:10For God is not unjust. He will not forget how hard you have worked for him and how you have shown your love to him by caring for other believers, as you still do.
- 1 John 3:17If someone has enough money to live well and sees a brother or sister in need but shows no compassion—how can God’s love be in that person?
- Psalms 32:2Yes, what joy for those whose record the Lord has cleared of guilt, whose lives are lived in complete honesty!
- Psalms 84:11For the Lord God is our sun and our shield. He gives us grace and glory. The Lord will withhold no good thing from those who do what is right.
- Psalms 119:80May I be blameless in keeping your decrees; then I will never be ashamed.
- Lamentations 3:25The Lord is good to those who depend on him, to those who search for him.
- John 1:47As they approached, Jesus said, “Now here is a genuine son of Israel—a man of complete integrity.”
- Revelation 14:5They have told no lies; they are without blame.
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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