Psalm 125

Psalms · Chapter 125

Psalms 125:4

1They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.2As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.3For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.4Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.5As 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.

King James Version (1769)

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
4Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to the upright in heart.Do good, O Jehovah, unto those that are good, And to them that are upright in their hearts.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
do good !הֵיטִ֣יבָהhei-TI-vahH3190
be good

טְאֵב (te.ev) (P'al) to be glad, be good Aramaic of ya.tav (יָטַב "be good" H3190)

O Yahwehיְ֭הוָהYAH-wehH3068G
Lord

אֲדֹנָי (a.do.nai) Lord - a title, spoken in place of Yahweh in Jewish display of reverence Another name of ye.ho.vah (יהוה "LORD" H3068G)

to the good [people]לַטּוֹבִ֑יםla-to-VIMH2896A
fine

טָב (tav) good Aramaic of tov (טוֹב "pleasant" H2896A)

and to [people] uprightוְ֝לִֽישָׁרִ֗יםve-li-sha-RIMH3477G
upright

יָשָׁר (ya.shar) 1) straight, upright, correct, right 1a) straight, level 1b) right, pleasing, correct 1c) straightforward, just, upright, fitting, proper 1d) uprightness, righteous, upright 1e) that which is upright (subst) Also means: ya.shar (יָשָׁר "upright" H3477I)

in hearts theirבְּלִבּוֹתָֽם׃be-li-bo-TAMH3826
heart

לִבָּה (lib.bah) heart

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.