Psalms 125:5 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“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.”

Psalms 125:5

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

Do good, O LORD, unto {those that be} good, and {to them that are} upright in their hearts.

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.

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Psalms 125:1

"[A Song of degrees.] They that trust in the LORD {shall be} as mount Zion, {which} cannot be removed, {but} abideth for ever."

Psalms 125:2

"As the mountains {are} round about Jerusalem, so the LORD {is} round about his people from henceforth even for ever."

Psalms 125:3

"For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. {the wicked: Heb. wickedness}"

Psalms 125:4

"Do good, O LORD, unto {those that be} good, and {to them that are} upright in their hearts."

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