Psalms 125:3
For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
4Do good, O Jehovah, unto the good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.
Cross References
1 Samuel 24:10Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that Jehovah had given thee this day into my hand in the cave; and they bade me kill thee; but [mine eye] spared thee; and I said, I will not put forth my hand against my lord, for he is the anointed of Jehovah.
Psalms 89:22No enemy shall exact upon him, nor the son of wickedness afflict him;
Psalms 103:14For himself knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
Isaiah 10:5Ah! the Assyrian! the rod of mine anger! and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.
Isaiah 27:8In measure, when sending her away, didst thou contend with her: he hath taken [her] away with his rough wind in the day of the east wind.
Revelation 2:10Fear nothing [of] what thou art about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give to thee the crown of life.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 125:2-4
The Security of God's People. 1 They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. 2 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever. 3 For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. Here are three very precious promises made to the people of God, which, though they are designed to secure the welfare of the church in… Read the whole commentary →