Psalms 125:4

"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."

Key Reflection

This verse suggests that wicked influence will not persist in the lives of the righteous, preventing them from succumbing to evil. It implies a protective divine order where righteousness is preserved and wickedness is restrained.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Do good, O Lord, unto those that be good ... -To the good; to the pious. Let them be under the divine protection. Possibly this is not merely a prayer, but is expressive of the belief of the psalmist as to what would occur under the divine administration - that the favor of God would rest upon his people.

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