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Peace be on Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/125.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But banish those who turn to crooked ways, O LORD. Take them away with those who do evil. May Israel have peace!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/125.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />But those who turn aside to their crooked ways the LORD will lead away with evildoers! Peace be upon Israel!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/125.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/125.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: <i>but</i> peace <i>shall be</i> upon Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/125.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />As for such as turn aside to their crooked ways, The LORD shall lead them away With the workers of iniquity. Peace <i>be</i> upon Israel!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/125.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways, The LORD will lead them away with those who practice injustice. Peace be upon Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/125.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways, The LORD will lead them away with the doers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/125.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways, The LORD will lead them away with the doers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/125.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways, Yahweh will lead them away with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/125.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways [in unresponsiveness to God], The LORD will lead them away with those who do evil. Peace be upon Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/125.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But as for those who turn aside to crooked ways, the LORD will banish them with the evildoers. Peace be with Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/125.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />But as for those who turn aside to crooked ways, the LORD will banish them with the evildoers. Peace be with Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/125.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />But as for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, Jehovah will lead them forth with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/125.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />When the LORD punishes the wicked, he will punish everyone else who lives an evil life. Pray for peace in Israel! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/125.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />But as for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/125.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />But when people become crooked, the LORD will lead them away with troublemakers. Let there be peace in Israel!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/125.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But when you punish the wicked, punish also those who abandon your ways. Peace be with Israel! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/125.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But for those who choose their own devious paths, the LORD will lead them away, along with those who practice evil. Peace be upon Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/125.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/125.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />As for those who are bent on traveling a sinful path, may the LORD remove them, along with those who behave wickedly! May Israel experience peace! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/125.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />But as for those who turn aside to their crooked ways, The LORD will lead them away with evildoers. Peace be on Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/125.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />As for such as turn aside to their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/125.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />But as for those who turn away to their crooked ways, Yahweh will lead them away with the workers of iniquity. Peace be on Israel. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/125.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />As for those turning [to] their crooked ways, "" YHWH causes them to go with workers of iniquity. Peace on Israel!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/125.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> As to those turning to their crooked ways, Jehovah causeth them to go with workers of iniquity. Peace on Israel!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/125.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And those turning to their winding ways, Jehovah will cause them to go with those working iniquity: peace upon Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/125.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />But such as turn aside into bonds, the Lord shall lead out with the workers of iniquity: peace upon Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/125.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 124:5>But those who turn away into obligation, the Lord will lead away with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/125.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But those who turn aside to crooked ways may the LORD send down with the evildoers. Peace upon Israel! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/125.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />But those who turn aside to their own crooked ways the LORD will lead away with evildoers. Peace be upon Israel!<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/125.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />But as for those who follow their crooked ways, the LORD will scatter them together with the workers of iniquity; but peace will be upon Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/125.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And those who pervert their paths, LORD JEHOVAH will lead with the workers of evil. Peace be to Israel! <div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/125.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />But as for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, The LORD will lead them away with the workers of iniquity. Peace be upon Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/125.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />But them that turn aside to crooked ways the Lord will lead away with the workers of iniquity: <i>but</i> peace <i>shall be</i> upon Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/125-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=16271" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/125.htm">The LORD Surrounds His People</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, and to the upright in heart. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5186.htm" title="5186: wə·ham·maṭ·ṭîm (Conj-w, Art:: V-Hifil-Prtcpl-mp) -- A primitive root; to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away; used in a great variety of application.">But those who turn</a> <a href="/hebrew/6128.htm" title="6128: ‘a·qal·qal·lō·w·ṯām (Adj-fpc:: 3mp) -- Crooked. From aqal; winding.">to crooked ways</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/854.htm" title="854: ’eṯ- (Prep) -- With (denoting proximity). Probably from 'anah; properly, nearness, near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: yō·w·lî·ḵêm (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">will banish</a> <a href="/hebrew/6466.htm" title="6466: pō·‘ă·lê (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc) -- Do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, especially to practise.">with the evildoers.</a> <a href="/hebrew/205.htm" title="205: hā·’ā·wen (Art:: N-ms) -- From an unused root perhaps meaning properly, to pant; strictly nothingness; also trouble. Vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7965.htm" title="7965: lō·wm (N-ms) -- Or shalom; from shalam; safe, i.e. well, happy, friendly; also welfare, i.e. Health, prosperity, peace.">Peace</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">be upon</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">Israel.</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/2-15.htm">Proverbs 2:15</a></span><br />whose paths are crooked and whose ways are devious.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-11.htm">Isaiah 30:11</a></span><br />Get out of the way; turn off the road. Rid us of the Holy One of Israel!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/6-16.htm">Jeremiah 6:16</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “Stand at the crossroads and look. Ask for the ancient paths: ‘Where is the good way?’ Then walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But they said, ‘We will not walk in it!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-8.htm">Isaiah 59:8</a></span><br />The way of peace they have not known, and there is no justice in their tracks. They have turned them into crooked paths; no one who treads on them will know peace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/4-19.htm">Proverbs 4:19</a></span><br />But the way of the wicked is like the darkest gloom; they do not know what makes them stumble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-20.htm">Isaiah 57:20-21</a></span><br />But the wicked are like the storm-tossed sea, for it cannot be still, and its waves churn up mire and muck. / “There is no peace,” says my God, “for the wicked.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/3-21.htm">Jeremiah 3:21</a></span><br />A voice is heard on the barren heights, the children of Israel weeping and begging for mercy, because they have perverted their ways and forgotten the LORD their God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/14-9.htm">Hosea 14:9</a></span><br />Whoever is wise, let him understand these things; whoever is discerning, let him know them. For the ways of the LORD are right, and the righteous walk in them but the rebellious stumble in them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-15.htm">2 Peter 2:15</a></span><br />They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-28.htm">Romans 1:28-32</a></span><br />Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. / They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, / slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-10.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:10-12</a></span><br />and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. / For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie, / in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-13.htm">Matthew 7:13-14</a></span><br />Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. / But small is the gate and narrow the way that leads to life, and only a few find it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-9.htm">1 Timothy 6:9-10</a></span><br />Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. / For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-12.htm">Hebrews 3:12</a></span><br />See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/4-4.htm">2 Timothy 4:4</a></span><br />So they will turn their ears away from the truth and turn aside to myths.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">As for such as turn aside to their crooked ways, the LORD shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be on Israel.</p><p class="hdg">as for such</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/40-4.htm">Psalm 40:4</a></b></br> Blessed <i>is</i> that man that maketh the LORD his trust, and respecteth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to lies.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/101-3.htm">Psalm 101:3</a></b></br> I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; <i>it</i> shall not cleave to me.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/10-13.htm">1 Chronicles 10:13,14</a></b></br> So Saul died for his transgression which he committed against the LORD, <i>even</i> against the word of the LORD, which he kept not, and also for asking <i>counsel</i> of <i>one that had</i> a familiar spirit, to inquire <i>of it</i>; … </p><p class="hdg">crooked</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/2-15.htm">Proverbs 2:15</a></b></br> Whose ways <i>are</i> crooked, and <i>they</i> froward in their paths:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/59-8.htm">Isaiah 59:8</a></b></br> The way of peace they know not; and <i>there is</i> no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/philippians/2-15.htm">Philippians 2:15</a></b></br> That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;</p><p class="hdg">with the workers</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/7-23.htm">Matthew 7:23</a></b></br> And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/24-48.htm">Matthew 24:48-51</a></b></br> But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My lord delayeth his coming; … </p><p class="hdg">peace</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/128-6.htm">Psalm 128:6</a></b></br> Yea, thou shalt see thy children's children, <i>and</i> peace upon Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/54-10.htm">Isaiah 54:10,13</a></b></br> For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/37-26.htm">Ezekiel 37:26</a></b></br> Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/125-1.htm">Ascents</a> <a href="/psalms/5-10.htm">Banish</a> <a href="/psalms/107-40.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/psalms/101-3.htm">Crooked</a> <a href="/psalms/101-8.htm">Doers</a> <a href="/psalms/125-3.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/119-115.htm">Evildoers</a> <a href="/psalms/125-3.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/125-3.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/psalms/124-1.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/psalms/119-35.htm">Lead</a> <a href="/psalms/122-8.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/psalms/124-8.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/125-1.htm">Song</a> <a href="/psalms/119-128.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/psalms/119-157.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/psalms/123-2.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/psalms/114-8.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/psalms/119-176.htm">Way</a> <a href="/psalms/119-168.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/psalms/118-20.htm">Workers</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/126-1.htm">Ascents</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/11-10.htm">Banish</a> <a href="/psalms/135-7.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/psalms/146-9.htm">Crooked</a> <a href="/proverbs/4-14.htm">Doers</a> <a href="/psalms/139-20.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/141-4.htm">Evildoers</a> <a href="/psalms/126-6.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/psalms/141-4.htm">Iniquity</a> <a href="/psalms/128-6.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/psalms/139-10.htm">Lead</a> <a href="/psalms/128-6.htm">Peace</a> <a href="/psalms/126-6.htm">Psalm</a> <a href="/psalms/126-1.htm">Song</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-3.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/psalms/126-4.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/psalms/126-1.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-32.htm">Turning</a> <a href="/psalms/126-6.htm">Way</a> <a href="/psalms/128-1.htm">Ways</a> <a href="/psalms/141-9.htm">Workers</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 125</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/125-1.htm">The safety of such as trust in God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/125-4.htm">A prayer for the godly, and against the wicked</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical context, "crooked ways" often symbolize moral and spiritual corruption, contrasting with the straight and narrow path of God's commandments (<a href="/proverbs/2-15.htm">Proverbs 2:15</a>). The imagery of a crooked path is used throughout Scripture to describe those who choose sin over obedience (<a href="/isaiah/59-8.htm">Isaiah 59:8</a>). Historically, Israel faced many temptations to follow the practices of surrounding pagan nations, which often led them away from God's laws. This serves as a warning against apostasy and the consequences of turning away from God's truth.<p><b>the LORD will banish with the evildoers.</b><br>This part of the verse emphasizes divine justice. The LORD's action of banishing reflects His role as a righteous judge who separates the wicked from the righteous (<a href="/psalms/1-5.htm">Psalm 1:5-6</a>). The term "evildoers" is frequently used in the Psalms to describe those who oppose God's will and oppress His people (<a href="/psalms/37.htm">Psalm 37:1</a>). The concept of banishment can be linked to the ultimate judgment where the unrighteous are separated from God's presence (<a href="/matthew/25-41.htm">Matthew 25:41</a>). This also echoes the fate of those who reject God's covenant, as seen in the history of Israel's exile due to disobedience.<p><b>Peace be upon Israel.</b><br>This concluding phrase is a blessing and a prayer for the well-being of God's chosen people. "Peace" (shalom in Hebrew) encompasses not only the absence of conflict but also the presence of wholeness, prosperity, and harmony with God. Throughout the Old Testament, Israel's peace is contingent upon their faithfulness to God's covenant (<a href="/leviticus/26-3.htm">Leviticus 26:3-6</a>). This blessing is prophetic, pointing to the ultimate peace brought by the Messiah, Jesus Christ, who is the Prince of Peace (<a href="/isaiah/9-6.htm">Isaiah 9:6</a>). It also connects to the New Testament promise of peace for those who are in Christ (<a href="/john/14-27.htm">John 14:27</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God of Israel, who is just and righteous in His judgments.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/evildoers.htm">Evildoers</a></b><br>Those who act wickedly and oppose God's righteous ways.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The nation chosen by God, representing His people who are called to live in obedience to Him.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/those_who_turn_aside.htm">Those who turn aside</a></b><br>Individuals who deviate from the path of righteousness and follow sinful ways.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/crooked_ways.htm">Crooked ways</a></b><br>Symbolic of sinful, deceitful, and unrighteous paths that lead away from God's truth.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_deviating_from_righteousness.htm">The Danger of Deviating from Righteousness</a></b><br>Turning aside to crooked ways leads to separation from God and His blessings.<br><br>The path of righteousness requires steadfastness and commitment to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_justice_and_judgment.htm">God's Justice and Judgment</a></b><br>God will judge those who choose crooked paths alongside evildoers.<br><br>His justice ensures that righteousness is upheld and wickedness is punished.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_promise_of_peace_for_the_faithful.htm">The Promise of Peace for the Faithful</a></b><br>True peace is promised to those who remain faithful to God and His ways.<br><br>Israel, as God's people, symbolizes the peace and security found in obedience to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_self-examination.htm">The Call to Self-Examination</a></b><br>Believers are encouraged to examine their paths and ensure alignment with God's righteousness.<br><br>Repentance and realignment with God's ways are necessary for those who have strayed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/encouragement_to_persevere_in_faith.htm">Encouragement to Persevere in Faith</a></b><br>Despite challenges, believers are called to persevere in faith and righteousness.<br><br>Trust in God's promises and His ultimate justice provides strength and hope.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_125.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 125</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_proof_of_judgment_in_psalm_125_5.htm">In Psalm 125:5, is there historical or archaeological proof of a specific judgment that differentiates the fate of the righteous from the “evildoers” mentioned?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_evidence_confirms_god's_'works'.htm">In Psalm 28:5, which mentions God's 'works,' what historical or archaeological evidence can confirm these claimed acts of God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_144_1_align_with_peace.htm">How can Psalm 144:1's portrayal of God training hands for war be reconciled with other biblical teachings on peace (e.g., Matthew 5:9)?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_15_5_align_with_deut._23_20.htm">Psalm 15:5 forbids charging interest; how does this align with other Old Testament passages that allow interest to foreigners (e.g., Deuteronomy 23:20)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/125.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">Turn aside unto their crooked ways.</span>--Or, <span class= "ital">bend their crooked ways, i.e., </span>pursue evil courses.<p><span class= "bld">But peace.</span>--Better, as an innovation on the customary form, <span class= "ital">peace be in Israel. </span>(See Note on <a href="/psalms/122-6.htm" title="Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love you.">Psalm 122:6</a>, and comp. <a href="/psalms/128-6.htm" title="Yes, you shall see your children's children, and peace on Israel.">Psalm 128:6</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/125.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways</span>. The word translated "crooked ways" occurs only here and in <a href="/judges/5-6.htm">Judges 5:6</a>. It means properly "by-paths," deviations from the straight path of right. <span class="cmt_word">The Lord shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity.</span> God shall give them no better portion than he assigns to the open evildoers, since their heart is not really whole with him. <span class="cmt_word">But peace shall be upon Israel</span>; rather, <span class="accented">but peace be upon Israel</span>. The psalmist winds up with a prayer, not a prophecy. <p> <p> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/125-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">But those who turn aside</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַמַּטִּ֤ים</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ham·maṭ·ṭîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5186.htm">Strong's 5186: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to crooked ways,</span><br /><span class="heb">עַֽקַלְקַלּוֹתָ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(‘a·qal·qal·lō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6128.htm">Strong's 6128: </a> </span><span class="str2">Winding</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְ֭הוָה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will banish</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹלִיכֵ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·lî·ḵêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> </span><span class="str2">To go, come, walk</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with the evildoers.</span><br /><span class="heb">פֹּעֲלֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(pō·‘ă·lê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6466.htm">Strong's 6466: </a> </span><span class="str2">To do, make, to practise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Peace</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֝ל֗וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(lō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7965.htm">Strong's 7965: </a> </span><span class="str2">Safe, well, happy, friendly, welfare, health, prosperity, peace</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be upon</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Israel.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/125-5.htm">Psalm 125:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/125-5.htm">Psalm 125:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/125-5.htm">Psalm 125:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/125-5.htm">Psalm 125:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/125-5.htm">Psalm 125:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/125-5.htm">Psalm 125:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/125-5.htm">Psalm 125:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/125-5.htm">Psalm 125:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/125-5.htm">Psalm 125:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/125-5.htm">Psalm 125:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/125-5.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 125:5 But as for those who turn aside (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/125-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 125:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 125:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/126-1.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 126:1"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 126:1" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>