King James Version
Psalms 125:4 in the King James Version says “Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 125 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.”
Psalms 125:4 · KJV
As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.
For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity. the wicked: Heb. wickedness
Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.
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.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“unto those that be good”
H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
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