Psalm 125:3

New International Reader's Version

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.

Cross References

Psalm 103:14

He knows what we are made of. He remembers that we are dust.

Psalm 103:9

He won’t keep bringing charges against us. He won’t stay angry with us forever.

Psalm 55:20

My companion attacks his friends. He breaks his promise.

Psalm 89:22

No enemy will have the victory over him. No evil person will treat him badly.

Proverbs 22:8

Anyone who plants evil gathers a harvest of trouble. Their power to treat others badly will be destroyed.

Isaiah 10:5

The Lord says, “How terrible it will be for the people of Assyria! They are the war club that carries out my anger.

Isaiah 27:8

The Lord will use war to punish Israel. He will make them leave their land. With a strong blast of his anger he will drive them out. It will be as if the east wind were blowing.

1 Corinthians 10:13

You are tempted in the same way all other human beings are. God is faithful. He will not let you be tempted any more than you can take. But when you are tempted, God will give you a way out. Then you will be able to deal with it.

Revelation 2:10

Don’t be afraid of what you are going to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you. You will be treated badly for ten days. Be faithful, even if it means you must die. Then I will give you life as your crown of victory.

1 Samuel 24:10

This day you have seen with your own eyes how the Lord handed you over to me in the cave. Some of my men begged me to kill you. But I didn’t. I said, ‘I will never lay my hand on my master. He is the Lord’s anointed king.’