For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.
Ver. 3. For the rod of the wicked shall not rest] Fall upon the lot of the righteous it may, notwithstanding that former promise of God's protection; but he will take care they be not tempted above that they are able, 1 Corinthians 10:13; he sets the time, and appoints the measure, Psa 30:5 Revelation 2:10 .
Lest the righteous, &c.] Overcome by impatience, or drawn aside by the world's either allurements or affrightments, should yield and comply, or seek to help themselves out of trouble by sinister practice. God (saith Chrysostom) doth like a lute player, who will not let the strings of his lute be too slack, lest it mar the music, nor suffer them to be too hard stretched or screwed up, lest they break.