Psalm 125:3-5

Expanded Bible

³ The ·wicked will not rule
    over [^Lscepter of the wicked will not rest on; ^Cthe scepter is a symbol of rule] ·those who do right [^Lthe allotment of the righteous].
·If they did, the people who do right
    might use their power to do evil [^L…so the righteous do not send forth their hands in evil].

⁴ Lord, ·be [or do] good to those who are good,
    whose hearts are ·honest [virtuous; filled with integrity].
⁵ But, Lord, when you ·remove [turn aside] those who ·do evil [are twisted/perverted],
    also ·remove [^Lmake go away] those who ·stop following you [^Ldo evil].

Let there be peace in Israel.