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Psalms 125:3
Psalms 125:3 is verse 3 of Psalms chapter 125, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
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.
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.
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.
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Psalms 125:1–5 · Berean Standard Bible
1 Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.
2 As the mountains surround Jerusalem, so the LORD surrounds His people, both now and forevermore.
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.
5 But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Psalms 103:9He will not always accuse us, nor harbor His anger forever.
Psalms 103:14For He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust.
Proverbs 22:8He who sows injustice will reap disaster, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
Isaiah 10:5Woe to Assyria, the rod of My anger; the staff in their hands is My wrath.
Isaiah 14:5The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers.
Isaiah 14:6It struck the peoples in anger with unceasing blows; it subdued the nations in rage with relentless persecution.
Isaiah 27:8By warfare and exile You contended with her and removed her with a fierce wind, as on the day the east wind blows.
1 Corinthians 10:13No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.
Revelation 2:10Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.