Commentaries:Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
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Psalms 125:5
Those who turn aside (under temptation) permanently show that they are hypocrites, and their lot or portion shall be with the wicked (Psalms 28:3).
crooked ways—(Compare Deuteronomy 9:16; Malachi 2:8-9).
their—is emphatic; the "crooked ways" proceed from their own hearts. The true Israel is here distinguished from the false. Scripture everywhere opposes the Jewish delusion that mere outward descent would save (Romans 2:28-29; Romans 9:6-7; Galatians 6:16). The byways of sin from the way of life.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Psalms 125:5:
Job 23:11
Psalms 125:1-2
Psalms 128:6
Proverbs 3:2
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