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Verse Psalms 125:3. _FOR THE ROD OF THE WICKED SHALL NOT REST UPON
THE LOT_ _OF THE RIGHTEOUS_] Rod, here. may be taken for
_persecution_, or for _rule_; and then it may be thus interpreted:
"The wic...
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FOR THE ROD OF THE WICKED - Margin, as in Hebrew, “wickedness.”
The word “rod” - the staff, the scepter, the instrument of
inflicting punishment - here means dominion, power, that condition in
which t...
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PSALM 120-134
The Psalms of Degrees
Fifteen brief Psalms follow, called songs of degrees, or, ascents.
They were in all probability used by Israel going up to Jerusalem
three times a year to celebrat...
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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....
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FOR. Surely.
ROD, or cudgel.
THE WICKED. the wicked (or lawless) one. Hebrew. _rasha,_ App-44. Here
the reference is to Sennacherib (Isaiah 30:31), but it looks forward
to 2 Thessalonians 2:3;...
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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,_ &c. The meaning seems to be, that if their enemies had
ga...
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PSALMS 125
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Trust in Jehovah Encouraged in Presence of the Invader.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Psalms 125:1-2, Jerusalem Safe under Jehovah's Protection.
Stanza II., Psalms 125:3, The Sce...
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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 WICKED SHALL NOT REST UPON THE LOT OF THE
RIGHTEOU...
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125:3 sceptre (f-3) Or 'rod.'...
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Jehovah is the bulwark of Israel, but evildoers shall perish.
Evidently the nation is under foreign rule: cp. Psalms 125:3....
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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 aside to sinful practices. 5. Those who hesitate betwe...
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ROD. — The imagery of this unusually long verse is peculiar. The
“rod of the wicked,” or “of wickedness,” is the _heathen
sceptre,_ and the righteous are the Israelites who hold fast to the
religion o...
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כִּ֤י לֹ֪א יָנ֡וּחַ שֵׁ֤בֶט הָ
רֶ֗שַׁע עַל֮
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Psalms 125:1
THE references to the topography of Jerusalem in Psalms 125:1 do not
absolutely require, though they recommend, the supposition, already
mentioned. that this psalm completes a triad which...
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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 we
spared...
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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 fou...
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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 permits his to be under the cross lest they embrace...
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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 deliver the godly out of temptation, 2 Peter 2:9....
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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 Psalmist had said that the hand of God was extended on all s...
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Psalms 125. The position of those who trust in Jehovah is celebrated,
in virtue of this intervention of Jehovah, who would now protect them
for ever, and they abide for ever. Peace would be on Israel....
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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 of the Israelites that inherit the land. And, the peop...
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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
o...
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_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 persons of good men. _Lest the righteous put forth
th...
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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 of...
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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 abide upon the inheritance of Israel, upon
the Hol...
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THE WICKED:
_ Heb._ wickedness...
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1-3 All those minds shall be truly stayed, that are stayed on God.
They shall be as Mount Zion, firm as it is; a mountain supported by
providence, much more as a holy mountain supported by promise. T...
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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
RIGHTEOUS; upon the habitations and persons of good men. LEST...
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Psalms 125:3 scepter H7626 wickedness H7562 rest H5117 (H8799) land
H1486 righteous H6662 Lest H4616 righteous H6662
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Psalms 125:1. _They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion,
which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. As the mountains are
round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from...
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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 expect to...
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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 reports of the survey of Palestine, that it
is said that, a...
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CONTENTS: The security of God's people because of His promises, and
the jeopardy of the wicked.
CHARACTERS: God, Israel.
CONCLUSION: There is no gap in the hedge of God's protection which He
makes r...
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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.
REFLECTI...
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_They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion._
TRUSTFULNESS
I. Trustfulness in its supreme object: “The Lord” (Jeremiah 17:5).
II. Trustfulness securing inestimable blessings.
1. Stability...
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_Lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity._
HANDS PUT FORTH TO INIQUITY
The shepherd would keep his sheep from straggling. His distress is
that all in Israel are not true Israelites. Tw...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 125:1. This psalm assures the Lord’s
people that remaining loyal to him really is worthwhile. It is
possible that some of Zion’s citizens might become unfaithful, but
the Lo...
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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 125:3 The SCEPTER OF WICKEDNESS is kingly power
held by Israelites who do not serve God and his people (the
RIGHTEOUS). The Lord intends to protect his city, not simply from
enemi...
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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 T...
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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 always "be goo...
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We're still ascending towards Jerusalem.
They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion (Psalms 125:1),
The mount upon which Jerusalem was built.
which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever ...
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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 be driven to indirect courses to relieve themselves....