Psalms 125:4

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. the wicked: Heb. wickedness

Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.

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Do good, Yahweh, to those who are good, to those who are upright in their hearts.

Do good, O Lord, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.

Do good, O LORD, to those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.

125:5 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.

What does Psalms 125:4 mean?

Psalms 125:4 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include טוֹב (ṭôwb), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), יָשָׁר (yâshâr).

Hebrew interlinear

good,טוֹבṭôwb/tobe/H2895to be (transitively, do or make) good (or well) in the widest sense

LORD,יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

unto

those

that

good,טוֹבṭôwb/tobe/H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)

and

them

that

are

uprightיָשָׁרyâshâr/yaw-shawr'/H3477straight (literally or figuratively)

their

hearts.לִבָּהlibbâh/lib-baw'/H3826the heart

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 125:4.

2 Kings 10:30

And the LORD said unto Jehu, Because thou hast done well in executing that which is right in mine eyes, and hast done unto the house of Ahab according to all that was in mine heart, thy children of the fourth generation shall sit on the throne of Israel.

Genesis 2:18

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him

Genesis 2:9

And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

Genesis 3:22

And the LORD God said, Behold, the man is become as one of us, to know good and evil: and now, lest he put forth his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever:

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What does Psalms 125:4 say?

Psalms 125:4 (King James Version) reads: "Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts."

Is Psalms 125:4 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 125:4 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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