Psalms 125:5
As for them who turn aside unto their crooked ways, Yahweh, will lead them forth, with the workers of iniquity, Prosperity on Israel!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
4Do good, O Yahweh, unto such as are good, even unto such as are upright in their hearts.
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:22For I had kept the ways of Yahweh,—and not broken away from my God;
Job 23:11Of his steps, my foot taketh hold, His way, have I kept, and not swerved;
Psalms 92:7When the lawless do thrive like grass, And all the workers of iniquity have blossomed, It is that they may be destroyed for ever.
Psalms 92:10But thou wilt exalt, as [those of] the buffalo, my horn, I have been anointed, with fresh oil.
Psalms 101:3I will not set before mine eyes, a vile thing,—The doing of them who fall away, I hate, It shall not cleave unto me;
Proverbs 2:15Whose paths, are twisted, and they are tortuous in their tracks:
Matthew Henry on Psalms 125:5
The Security of God's People. 4 Do good, O Lord , unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts. 5 As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the Lord shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel. Here is, 1. The prayer the psalmist puts up for the happiness of those that are sincere and constant ( v. 4 ): Do good, O Lord! unto those that are good. This teaches us to pray for all good people, to make supplication for all saints; and we may pray… Read the whole commentary →