Psalms 125:3

כִּי לֹא יָנוּחַ שֵׁבֶט הָרֶשַׁע עַל גּוֹרַל הַֽצַּדִּיקִים לְמַעַן לֹא ־ יִשְׁלְחוּ הַצַּדִּיקִים בְּעַוְלָתָה יְדֵיהֶֽם ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.

In Context

2יְֽרוּשָׁלִַם הָרִים סָבִיב לָהּ וַיהוָה סָבִיב לְעַמּוֹ מֵעַתָּה וְעַד ־ עוֹלָֽם ׃

4הֵיטִיבָה יְהוָה לַטּוֹבִים וְלִֽישָׁרִים בְּלִבּוֹתָֽם ׃

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Cross References

1 Samuel 24:10וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד לְשָׁאוּל לָמָּה תִשְׁמַע אֶת ־ דִּבְרֵי אָדָם לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה דָוִד מְבַקֵּשׁ רָעָתֶֽךָ ׃

Psalms 89:22אֲשֶׁר יָדִי תִּכּוֹן עִמּוֹ אַף ־ זְרוֹעִי תְאַמְּצֶֽנּוּ ׃

Psalms 103:14כִּי ־ הוּא יָדַע יִצְרֵנוּ זָכוּר כִּי ־ עָפָר אֲנָֽחְנוּ ׃

Isaiah 10:5הוֹי אַשּׁוּר שֵׁבֶט אַפִּי וּמַטֶּה ־ הוּא בְיָדָם זַעְמִֽי ׃

Isaiah 27:8בְּסַּאסְּאָה בְּשַׁלְחָהּ תְּרִיבֶנָּה הָגָה בְּרוּחוֹ הַקָּשָׁה בְּיוֹם קָדִֽים ׃

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 →

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