ESV Reformation Study Bible – Ps 125:3
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Ps 125:3

125:3 the scepter of wickedness. The scepter is a symbol of political and military rule, in this case pointing to the oppression of the people of God by a wicked, possibly foreign force.

stretch out their hands. By way of imitation, or under the pressures of a corrupt government and society.