Psalms 125:4 — King James Version← Study notes

“Do good, O Lord, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.”

Psalms 125:4 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 125:45 words

HebrewMeaning

הֵיטִ֣יבָ/הhēyṭiybāh

be betterverbH2895

cheer · be (do · seem) good · goodly ···

יְ֭הוָהyəhwāh

O YahwehnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

לַ/טּוֹבִ֑יםlaṭwōbiym

to the good peoplepronH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

וְ֝/לִֽ/ישָׁרִ֗יםwəliyšāriym

and to people uprightconjH3477

equity · Jasher · just · meet ···

בְּ/לִבּוֹתָֽ/םbəlibwōtām

in hearts theirpronH3826

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 125:4

1. This Psalm, belonging to the number of the Songs of Degrees, teaches us, while we ascend and raise our minds unto the Lord our God in loving charity and piety, not to fix our gaze upon men who are prosperous in this world, with a happiness that is false and unstable, and altogether seductive; where they cherish nothing save pride, and their heart freezes up against God, and is made hard against the shower of His grace, so that it bears not fruit.... 2. “They that put…
Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 125 (excerpt)

Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain

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The covenant promise - Psalms 125

I notice the repetition here is deliberate - the author wants us to feel the emphasis, to let the truth sink deep into our hearts. His timing, His methods, His purposes - all beyond our comprehension,...