Psalm 125:5

New Catholic Bible

⁵But the Lord will assign to the ranks of the evildoers
those who turn their hearts to wickedness.^[a]
May peace be granted to Israel.

Psalm 125:5 The evildoers are apostates who have turned to wickedness, i.e., paths that twist away from the main road (see Jdg 5:6). The psalmist invokes the law of talion against them (see Ps 18:27ff). Peace be granted to Israel: perhaps a short form of the priestly blessing (see Num 6:24-26), with Israel designating the group of the poor of the Lord (see Pss 73:1; 102:2; 128:6; 130:7f).