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Psalm 125:2-4
New English Translation
Psalm 125:2-4
New English Translation
2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem,
so the Lord surrounds his people,
now and forevermore.
3 Indeed,[a] the scepter of a wicked king[b] will not settle[c]
upon the allotted land of the godly.
Otherwise the godly
might do what is wrong.[d]
4 Do good, O Lord, to those who are good,
to the morally upright.[e]
Footnotes
- Psalm 125:3 tn Or “for.”
- Psalm 125:3 tn Heb “a scepter of wickedness.” The “scepter” symbolizes royal authority; when collocated with “wickedness” the phrase refers to an oppressive foreign conqueror.
- Psalm 125:3 tn Or “rest.”
- Psalm 125:3 tn Heb “so that the godly might not stretch out their hands in wrongdoing.” A wicked king who sets a sinful example can have an adverse moral and ethical effect on the people he rules.
- Psalm 125:4 tn Heb “pure of heart.” The “heart” is here viewed as the seat of one’s moral character and motives. The “pure of heart” are God’s faithful followers who trust in and love the Lord and, as a result, experience his deliverance (see Pss 7:10; 11:2; 32:11; 36:10; 64:10; 94:15; 97:11).
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