Geneva Study Bible <> They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever. <> They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot {a} be removed, but abideth for ever.
(a) Though the world is subject to mutations, yet the people of God will stand sure and be defended by God's providence. As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the LORD is round about his people from henceforth even for ever. 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. For the {b} rod of the wicked shall not rest upon the lot of the righteous; lest the righteous put forth their hands unto iniquity.
(b) Though God permits his to be under the cross lest they embrace wickedness, yet this cross will not so rest on them, that it should drive them from hope. Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts. 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. {c} 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. (c) He desires God to purge his Church from hypocrites and such as have no zeal for the truth. The Geneva Bible Translation Notes [1599] Bible Hub |
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