Psalm 125:2-4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 As mountains surround Jerusalem,
the Lord surrounds his people
both now and forever.(A)
3 The scepter of the wicked will not prevail
in the land allotted to the just,[a]
Lest the just themselves
turn their hands to evil.
4 Do good, Lord, to the good,
to those who are upright of heart.(B)
Footnotes
- 125:3 The land allotted to the just: lit., “the lot of the righteous.” The promised land was divided among the tribes of Israel by lot (Nm 26:55; Jos 18). The righteous are the members of the people who are obedient to God. If the domination of the wicked were to continue in the land, even the just would be infected by their evil attitudes.
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