Psalms 125:3

Indeed, ¹  the scepter of a wicked king ²  will not settle ³  upon the allotted land of the godly. Otherwise the godly might do what is wrong. ⁴ 

Ps 103:9,14; Pr 22:8; Isa 10:5; Isa 14:5,6; Isa 27:8; 1Co 10:13; Re 2:10

¹ tn Or “for.”

² tn Heb “a scepter of wickedness.” The “scepter” symbolizes royal authority; when collocated with “wickedness” the phrase refers to an oppressive foreign conqueror.

³ tn Or “rest.”

⁴ tn Heb “so that the godly might not stretch out their hands in wrongdoing.” A wicked king who sets a sinful example can have an adverse moral and ethical effect on the people he rules.