Psalm 125:3 | |
NASB: For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest upon the land of the righteous, So that the righteous will not put forth their hands to do wrong. (NASB ©1995) GWT: A wicked ruler will not be allowed to govern the land set aside for righteous people. That is why righteous people do not use their power to do wrong. (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. ASV: For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; That the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity. BBE: For the rod of sinners will not be resting on the heritage of the upright; so that the upright may not put out their hands to evil. DBY: For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. JPS: For the rod of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; that the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity. WBS: For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands to iniquity. WEB: 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. YLT: For the rod of wickedness resteth not On the lot of the righteous, That the righteous put not forth on iniquity their hands. | |
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