Psalm 125:3
World English Bible (WEB)
For the scepter of wickedness won’t remain over the allotment of the righteous, so that the righteous won’t use their hands to do evil.
In context
1 Those who trust in the LORD are as Mount Zion, which can’t be moved, but remains forever.
2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds his people from this time forward and forever more.
3 For the scepter of wickedness won’t remain over the allotment of the righteous, so that the righteous won’t use their hands to do evil.
4 Do good, LORD, to those who are good, to those who are upright in their hearts.
5 But as for those who turn away to their crooked ways, the LORD will lead them away with the workers of iniquity. Peace be on Israel.
Psalm 125:3 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- For the scepter of wickedness won’t remain over the allotment of the righteous, so that the righteous won’t use their hands to do evil.
- KJV King James Version
- For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For the scepter of the wicked will not rest upon the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not put forth their hands to injustice.
- ASV American Standard Version
- For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; That the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- For the rod of wickedness resteth not On the lot of the righteous, That the righteous put not forth on iniquity their hands.
- DBY Darby Translation
- For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.
- WBS Webster Bible
- For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands to iniquity.