Psalm 125:3

Hebrew	כִּ֤י לֹ֪א יָנ֡וּחַ שֵׁ֤בֶט הָרֶ֗שַׁע עַל֮ גּוֹרַ֪ל הַֽצַּדִּ֫יקִ֥ים לְמַ֡עַן לֹא יִשְׁלְח֖וּ הַצַּדִּיקִ֨ים בְּעַוְלָ֬תָה יְדֵיהֶֽם
ESV	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.
NIV	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.
NLT	The wicked will not rule the land of the godly, for then the godly might be tempted to do wrong.
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KJV	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 125:2 ← Psalm 125:3 → Psalm 125:4}

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