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The scepter of the wicked will not prevail
    in the land allotted to the just,[a]
Lest the just themselves
    turn their hands to evil.

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  1. 125:3 The land allotted to the just: lit., “the lot of the righteous.” The promised land was divided among the tribes of Israel by lot (Nm 26:55; Jos 18). The righteous are the members of the people who are obedient to God. If the domination of the wicked were to continue in the land, even the just would be infected by their evil attitudes.

For (A)the scepter of wickedness shall not (B)rest
    on (C)the land allotted to the righteous,
lest the righteous (D)stretch out
    their hands to do wrong.

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The scepter(A) of the wicked will not remain(B)
    over the land allotted to the righteous,
for then the righteous might use
    their hands to do evil.(C)

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For the rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.

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