Psalm 125:5 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 125:4-5

Here is, 1. The prayer the psalmist puts up for the happiness of those that are sincere and constant (Ps. 125:4): Do good, O Lord! unto those that are good. This teaches us to pray for all good people, to make supplication for all saints; and we may pray in faith for them, being assured that those who do well shall certainly be well dealt with. Those that are as they should be shall be as they would be, provided they be upright in heart, that they be really as good as they seem to be. With the... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 125:5

As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways ,.... The ways of sin, immorality, or error; which are crooked ways, not agreeing with the word of God, the rule of faith and practice. This seems to design not openly profane sinners, who have always lived in a course of sin and wickedness; but carnal professors, who, through affliction and persecution because of the word, are offended, and desert the good ways of God; and turn from the holy commandment, word, and ordinances, they have... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 125:5

As for such as turn aside - Who are not faithful; who give way to sin; who backslide, and walk in a crooked way, widely different from the straight way of the upright, ישרים yesharim , the straight in heart; they shall be led forth to punishment with the common workers of iniquity. Thus thy Church will be purified, and thy peace rest upon thy true Israel. Let him that readeth understand. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 125:5

Verse 5 5.But those who turn aside into their crooked paths, etc. As the participle המטים, hammattim, is in the conjugation Hiphil, it should, according to the rules of grammar, be rather translated in an active sense — those who cause to turn aside; but it being no uncommon thing for verbs in that conjugation to be taken in a neuter sense, the, version which I have followed is probably the correct one. Still, as the active signification is not less appropriate, I would leave the reader freely... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 125:1-5

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 125:1-5

Divine providence. Does righteousness answer? Is piety rewarded? Is the good man much the better for his goodness? That is the question, both old and new, suggested by the psalm. The reply is in the affirmative; but the fourth verse indicates that the writer's mind is not altogether untroubled by what he has seen. Nor is ours. There is much that, at first sight, perplexes us. We may see the usurper break his oath, cut down his countrymen with the sword, seize the reins of office, and reign... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 125:1-5

Such as cannot be moved. There can be little doubt, so it seems to me , that these psalms, from one of which our text is taken, were all of them songs of the exiles returning from their captivity in Babylon. Their very name—"Songs of Degrees"—denotes that they were sung as the people went up towards their land, their city, and the sanctuary of the Lord. But the frequent allusions to the Exile, to its degradation and sorrow, to the almost complete destruction which had there all but... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 125:1-5

The safety of those who trust in God: a lesson from experience. "They that trust in the Lord are as Mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abideth for ever," etc. ( Psalms 125:1 ). I. THEY REST ON AN IMMOVABLE FOUNDATION . "Cannot be moved, but abideth forever." II. ARE SURROUNDED AND PROTECTED AS BY A WALL OF MOUNTAINS . The distant mountains of Moab most probably alluded to, as Jerusalem was surrounded by no great mountains. God's protecting... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 125:3-5

The lot of the righteous. The previous verses have told how secure it is; these add other facts concerning it. I. THE ROD OF THE WICKED SHALL NOT REST UPON IT . 1. It may come upon the righteous . Often had done so; but it should not continue. It has been thought that reference is made here to the troubles of the righteous Nehemiah, by reason of the opposition and treachery he had to meet with (see Nehemiah 2:16 ; Nehemiah 6:10-14 , Nehemiah 6:17 ). It... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 125:5

As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways . The word translated "crooked ways" occurs only here and in 5:6 . It means properly "by-paths," deviations from the straight path of right. The Lord shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity. God shall give them no better portion than he assigns to the open evildoers, since their heart is not really whole with him. But peace shall be upon Israel ; rather, but peace be upon Israel . The psalmist winds up with a prayer, not a... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 125:4-5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 125:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 125:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 125:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 125:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 125:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 125:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 125:1-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 125:3-5

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 125:5

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