Psalms 125:4 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

Psalms 125:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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 psa...
Psalms 125:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

CXXV. Yahweh's Protective Care of Israel. Yahweh will not allow heathen to rule over Israel, because this would tempt Jews to please their masters by adopting heathen usages.
Psalms 125:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

4. Do good, O Jehovah to the good. The Prophet has already promised to all the faithful the seasonable help of God; but still he has recourse to prayer, and that not without cause; for altho...
Psalms 125:4 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 718 THE UPRIGHT AND APOSTATES CONTRASTED Psalms 125:4-5 . Do good, O Lord, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts. As for such as turn aside unto their...
Psalms 125:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts. Do good, O Lord, unto those that be good - Let the upright ever find thee his sure defense! Increase the go...
Psalms 125:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts. Do good, O Lord, unto (those that be) good. The confident trust expressed in Psalms 125:1-3 is the gr...
Psalms 125:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jehovah is the bulwark of Israel, but evildoers shall perish. Evidently the nation is under foreign rule: cp. Psalms 125:3 .
Psalms 125:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 125:1-5 THE references to the topography of Jerusalem in Psalms 125:1-2 do not absolutely require, though they recommend, the supposition, already mentioned. that this psalm completes a t...
Psalms 125:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

the Christian's Fortress Psalms 124:1-8 ; Psalms 125:1-5 Here are three instances of escaped peril. In Psalms 124:3 is an allusion to Korah and his company; see Numbers 16:32-33 . Why are w...
Psalms 125:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The pilgrims catch the first glimpse of the city toward which their faces are set. The journey is not ended, but from some vantage ground there in the distance is seen the home of the heart. It is fo...
Psalms 125:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

The prayer of the faithful, and the prospect of the ruin of the ungodly, are strikingly blended in one view. The same scripture that promiseth to feed his people, declares that their enemies shall be...
Psalms 125:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Do good, O Lord, unto [those that be] good ,.... That are made so by the Spirit and grace of God; for none are naturally good, but evil; only such who are regenerated and made new creatures, who hav...
Psalms 125:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Do good, O LORD, unto [those that be] good, and [to them that are] upright in their hearts. Ver. 4. Do good, O Lord, unto those that be good ] But afflicted by those men of thy hand, Psalms 17:14...
Psalms 125:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Do good unto those that be good As thou hast promised to keep thy people from evil, ( Psalms 125:3 ,) be pleased, also, to vouchsafe unto them those blessings which will be good for them. Deal well...
Psalms 125:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Security of God's People. 4 Do good, O L ORD , unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their h...
Psalms 125:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

As thou hast promised to keep thy people from evil, Psalms 125:3 , be pleased also to vouchsafe unto them those blessings which are good for them. Or thus, having declared God's tender care of his...
Psalms 125:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION This Psalm belongs most probably to the times after the Captivity, and has been applied, with apparent propriety, to the opposition which Sanballat the Horonite, Geshem the Arabian, and...
Psalms 125:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 125:1 . They that trust in the LORD shall be us mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. What comfort there is in this verse to all who trust in the Lord! We never expec...
Psalms 125:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 125:2 . As the mountains are round about Jerusalem. See the map, where seven hills are laid down, and others rise at a distance. These hills suggested the idea of divine protection. REFL...
Psalms 125:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion. Trustfulness I. Trustfulness in its supreme object: “The Lord” ( Jeremiah 17:5-8 ). II. Trustfulness securing inestimable blessings. 1....
Psalms 125:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This a psalm, mainly, of comfort; but with comfort, prayer ( Psalms 125:4 ) and threatening ( Psalms 125:5 ) are blended. God's people are always under God's protection. He will alway...
Psalms 125:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jehovah a Sure Defense against Apostasy. A song of degrees, setting forth the manner in which God honors the trust of His people, both by protecting them and by leaving the hypocrites to the doom...
Psalms 125:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 John 3:17-24 ; Hebrews 6:10 ; Isaiah 58:10 ; Isaiah 58:11 ; John 1:47 ; Lamentations 3:25 ; Psalms 119:80 ; Psalms 32:2 ; Psalms 41:1-3 ; Psalms 51:18 ; Psalms 73:1 ; Psalms 84:11 ; Re...

Psalms 125:4 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Psalms 125:4 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 125:4 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 125:4 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Psalms 125:4 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Psalms 125:4 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Psalms 125:4 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Psalms 125:4 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 125:4 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Psalms 125:4 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Psalms 125:4 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Psalms 125:4 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Psalms 125:4 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Psalms 125:4 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 125:4 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Psalms 125:4 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Psalms 125:4 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Psalms 125:4 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 125:4 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Psalms 125:4 - The Biblical Illustrator

Psalms 125:4 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Psalms 125:4 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Psalms 125:4 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge