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Psalm 125:5

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125:5As for those who are bent on traveling a sinful path,7

may the Lord remove them,8 along with those who behave wickedly!9

May Israel experience peace!10

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Footnotes

  1. 7 Heb “and the ones making their paths twisted.” A sinful lifestyle is compared to a twisting, winding road.
  2. 8 Heb “lead them away.” The prefixed verbal form is understood as a jussive of prayer here (note the prayers directly before and after this). Another option is to translate, “the Lord will remove them” (cf. , ).
  3. 9 Heb “the workers of wickedness.”
  4. 10 Heb “peace [be] upon Israel.” The statement is understood as a prayer (see Ps 122:8 for a similar prayer for peace).

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But those who turn aside to their crooked ways

the Lord will lead away with evildoers!

Peace be upon Israel!

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But those who turn to crooked ways

the Lord will banish with the evildoers.

Peace be on Israel.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But as for those who turn aside to crooked ways,

the Lord will banish them with the evildoers.

Peace be with Israel.

NLTNew Living Translation

But banish those who turn to crooked ways, O Lord.

Take them away with those who do evil.

May Israel have peace!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But regarding those who turn aside to their crooked ways,

Yahweh will lead them away with the evildoers.

Peace be upon Israel.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.