Psalm 125:3
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
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.
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.
Psalm 125:3
English Standard Version
3 For (A)the scepter of wickedness shall not (B)rest
on (C)the land allotted to the righteous,
lest the righteous (D)stretch out
their hands to do wrong.
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