Psalm 125:3
3 For athe scepter of wickedness shall not rest
On the land allotted to the righteous,
Lest the righteous reach out their hands to iniquity.
Psalm 125:3 — The New International Version (NIV)
3 The scepter of the wicked will not remain
over the land allotted to the righteous,
for then the righteous might use
their hands to do evil.
Psalm 125:3 — English Standard Version (ESV)
3 For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest
on the land allotted to the righteous,
lest the righteous stretch out
their hands to do wrong.
Psalm 125:3 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
3 For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous;
Lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.
Psalm 125:3 — New Living Translation (NLT)
3 The wicked will not rule the land of the godly,
for then the godly might be tempted to do wrong.
Psalm 125:3 — New Century Version (NCV)
3 The wicked will not rule
over those who do right.
If they did, the people who do right
might use their power to do evil.
Psalm 125:3 — American Standard Version (ASV)
3 For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous;
That the righteous put not forth their hands unto iniquity.
Psalm 125:3 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
3 For the sceptre of wickedness shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.
Psalm 125:3 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
3 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.
Psalm 125:3 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
3 The scepter of the wicked will not remain
over the land allotted to the righteous,
so that the righteous will not apply their hands to injustice.
Psalm 125:3 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
3 For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest
on the land allotted to the righteous,
so that the righteous might not stretch out
their hands to do wrong.
Psalm 125:3 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
3 For the scepter of wickedness shall not rest
on the land of the righteous,
lest the righteous stretch out
their hands to do wickedness.
Psalm 125:3 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
3 Evil people will not always rule
the land the Lord gave to those who do right.
If they did, those who do right
might do what is evil.
Psalm 125:3 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
3 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.