Daily Devotions
Psalms
Psalm 125:4 "Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in their hearts."
Day 323 – Psalm 125
“Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in their hearts.” Psalm 125:4
A HUMBLE PRAYER FOR THE RIGHTEOUS
Prayer and worship go together, hand in hand. The psalmist David offered a humble prayer to the Lord to bless the righteous.
“Do good, O LORD, to those who are good,
And to those who are upright in their hearts.
As for such as turn aside to their crooked ways,
The LORD shall lead them away
With the workers of iniquity.
Peace be upon Israel!”
Psalm 125:4-5
1. A prayer of blessing
a) That God would do good things for His people.
b) Qualification added:-
i) To those who are good.
ii) To those who are upright in their hearts.
2. Exclusion to be noted:-
a) Those who turn aside to their crooked ways.
b) Those who may be called “workers of iniquity”.
c) These may not expect that God would do good to them.
d) The crooked will be led away with the workers of iniquity.
i) To correct them.
ii) To judge them if they persist in their sinful ways.
3. “Peace be upon Israel”
a) Once again there is a special prayer for Israel.
b) May Israel know the peace of God.
c) May the Lord preserve peace in the land allotted to the righteous.
(Included in this prayer is that the scepter of the wicked will perish.)