Psalms 125:3

1 Corinthians 10:13; Isaiah 10:5; Isaiah 14:5; Isaiah 14:6; Isaiah 27:8; Proverbs 22:8; Psalms 103:14; Psalms 103:9; Revelation 2:10

Related Commentaries of Psalms 125:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For the rod of the wicked - Margin, as in Hebrew, “wickedness.” The word “rod” - the staff, the scepter, the instrument of inflicting punishment...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

For the (b) rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. (b) Though God p...
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...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

For . Surely. rod, or cudgel. the wicked . the wicked (or lawless) one. Hebrew. rasha, App-44. Here the reference is to Sennacherib ( Isaiah...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

3. For the scepter of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the just. This is, as it were, a correction of the preceding sentence. The P...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. For the rod of the wo...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

For the rod— That is, the power of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot or portion; i.e. the country of the righteous; that the righteous, &amp...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. For the rod o...
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 .
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The rod of the wicked] RV 'the sceptre of wickedness,' i.e. heathen dominion shall be broken off lest in despair the righteous be tempted to turn a...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Rod. — The imagery of this unusually long verse is peculiar. The “rod of the wicked,” or “of wickedness,” is the heathen sceptre, and the righteo...
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...
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...
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 th...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

This is a precious scripture to prove how the Lord watcheth over his people for good, and by his preventing and restraining grace knoweth how to deli...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous ,.... Which, according to Kimchi, is Jerusalem; but Aben Ezra interprets it o...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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 ro...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For the rod of the wicked Their power and authority; shall not rest Not continue long; upon the lot of the righteous Upon the habitation and pe...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Security of God's People. A song of degrees. 1 They that trust...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

The rod of the wicked; the power and authority of cruel tyrants. Shall not rest; not continue for ever, nor too long. Upon the lot of the righte...
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 whi...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 125:1-19 . They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. As the mountains are round abo...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Psalms 125:1 . They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. I noticed, in one of the report...
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...
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 hill...
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....
The Biblical Illustrator

Lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. Hands put forth to iniquity The shepherd would keep his sheep from straggling. His dist...
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 peopl...
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 protecti...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous, that is, the scepter of wickedness, as an emblem of superior power, would not...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The rod — Their power and authority. Not rest — Not continue long. The lot — Upon the habitations and persons of good men. Lest — Lest they should...

³ For the rod of the wickeda shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 125:3

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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