Psalms 125:4 · KJV
“Do good, O LORD, unto {those that be} good, and {to them that are} upright in their hearts.”
— Psalms 125:4
For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. {the wicked: Heb. wickedness}
As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: {but} peace {shall be} upon Israel.
Psalms 125 — Context
As the mountains {are} round about Jerusalem, so the LORD {is} round about his people from henceforth even for ever.
3For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. {the wicked: Heb. wickedness}
4Do good, O LORD, unto {those that be} good, and {to them that are} upright in their hearts.
5As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: {but} peace {shall be} upon Israel.
Cross References
Psalms 7:10
My defence {is} of God, which saveth the upright in heart. {My...: Heb. My buckler is upon God}
Psalms 84:11
For the LORD God {is} a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good {thing} will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Psalms 94:15
But judgment shall return unto righteousness: and all the upright in heart shall follow it. {shall follow...: Heb. shall be after it}
Psalms 119:68
Thou {art} good, and doest good; teach me thy statutes.
Psalms 36:10
O continue thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart. {continue: Heb. draw out at length}
Psalms 119:80
Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.
Psalms 51:18
Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
1 John 3:17-24
But whoso hath this world's good, and seeth his brother have need, and shutteth up his bowels {of compassion} from him, how dwelleth the love of God in him?