Psalms 125:3
For the sceptre of the wicked shall not remain upon the portion of the righteous, Lest the righteous put forth their hands to iniquity.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
4Do good, O LORD! to the good, To them that are upright in heart!
Cross References
Psalms 89:22The enemy shall not have power over him, Nor shall the unrighteous man oppress him.
Psalms 103:14For he knoweth our frame, He remembereth that we are dust.
Isaiah 10:5Woe to the Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, The staff in whose hands is the instrument of my indignation!
Isaiah 27:8In measure, by sending her away, didst thou punish her, Taking her away in the rough tempest, in the day of the east wind.
Revelation 2:10Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer. Behold, now, the Devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye will have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give 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 →