Psalms 126:3
For the Lord will not leave the rod of sinners upon the lot of the just: that the just may not stretch forth their hands to iniquity.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.
In Context
4Do good, O Lord, to those that are good, and to the upright of heart.
Cross References
Ezra 7:27Blessed be the Lord the God of our fathers, who hath put this in the king's heart, to glorify the house of the Lord, which is in Jerusalem,
Psalms 31:19Let deceitful lips be made dumb. Which speak iniquity against the just, with pride and abuse.
Psalms 68:7God who maketh men of one manner to dwell in a house: Who bringeth out them that were bound in strength; in like manner them that provoke, that dwell in sepulchres.
Isaiah 11:11And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand the second time to possess the remnant of his people, which shall be left from the Assyrians, and from Egypt, and from Phetros, and from Ethiopia, and from Elam, and from Sennaar, and from Emath, and from the islands of the sea.
Isaiah 25:9dummy verses inserted by amos
Isaiah 52:9Rejoice, and give praise together, O ye deserts of Jerusalem: for the Lord hath comforted his people: he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 126:2-4
The Deliverance from Captivity. 1 When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. 2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them. 3 The Lord hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad. While the people of Israel were captives in Babylon their harps were hung upon the willow-trees, for then God called to weeping and mourning, then he mourned unto them and they lamented; but now… Read the whole commentary →