Psalms 125:3
For the rod of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; that the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
4Do good, O LORD, unto the good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.
Cross References
1 Samuel 24:10(24-11) Behold, this day thine eyes have seen how that the LORD had delivered thee to-day into my hand in the cave; and some 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 LORD'S anointed.
Psalms 89:22(89-23) The enemy shall not exact from him; nor the son of wickedness afflict him.
Psalms 103:14For He knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust.
Isaiah 10:5O Asshur, the rod of Mine anger, in whose hand as a staff is Mine indignation!
Isaiah 27:8In full measure, when Thou sendest her away, Thou dost contend with her; He hath removed her with His rough blast in the day of the east wind.
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 →