Psalms 125:5
3 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.
4 Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to the upright in heart.
But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.
- KJV
- As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.
- WEB
- 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.
- ASV
- But as for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, Jehovah will lead them forth with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel. Psalm 126 A Song of Ascents.
- DARBY
- But as for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, Jehovah will lead them forth with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel!
- BLB
- And those turning to their crooked ways, YHWH will lead them away with the workers of iniquity! Peace [be] upon Israel!
- ÅB
- Men dem som bøyer av til sine krokete veier, skal Herren la fare sammen med dem som gjør urett. Fred være over Israel!
- OTB
- Men for dem som vender seg til sine krokete veier,
Vil Herren føre dem bort med dem som praktiserer urettferdighet.
Måtte fred være over Israel. - B1930
- Men dem som bøier av til sine krokete veier, skal Herren la fare sammen med dem som gjør urett. Fred være over Israel!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Isaiah 59:8
The way of peace they have not known, and there is no justice in their tracks. They have turned them into crooked paths; no one who treads on them will know peace.
Read in contextProverbs 2:15
whose paths are crooked and whose ways are devious.
Read in contextPsalms 128:6
that you may see your children’s children. Peace be upon Israel!
Read in contextGalatians 6:16
Peace and mercy to all who walk by this rule, even to the Israel of God.
Read in contextPsalms 40:4
Blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, who has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.
Read in contextJohn 14:27
Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.
Read in contextPsalms 101:3
I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.
Read in contextMatthew 7:23
Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’
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