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Psalms Chapter 125 verse 3 Holy Bible

ASV Psalms 125:3

For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; That the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity.
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BBE Psalms 125:3

For the rod of sinners will not be resting on the heritage of the upright; so that the upright may not put out their hands to evil.
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DARBY Psalms 125:3

For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.
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KJV Psalms 125:3

For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.
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WBT Psalms 125:3

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WEB Psalms 125:3

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.
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YLT Psalms 125:3

For the rod of wickedness resteth not On the lot of the righteous, That the righteous put not forth on iniquity their hands.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 3. - For the rod of the wicked; literally, the scepter of wickedness. Shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous. The possession, or inheritance, of the righteous, i.e. the land in which they dwell. This may fall for a time under the dominion of the wicked, but shall not "rest" - i.e. continue - under such dominion. Lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity; i.e. lest their patience be worn out, and they fall from grace. God will not try men beyond that they are able (1 Corinthians 10:13).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(3) Rod.--The imagery of this unusually long verse is peculiar. The "rod of the wicked," or "of wickedness," is the heathen sceptre, and the righteous are the Israelites who hold fast to the religion of their fathers. This sceptre now rests--a word expressing the presence of tyranny--upon the Holy Land; but this is not for a continuance. God will not suffer the tyranny to last, lest the righteous should be seduced or forced into connivance with practices which religion unites with patriotism to condemn.