Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
Though God may leave them for a time under the "rod," or power (Psalms 2:9), and oppression of the wicked for a time, as a chastisement, He will not suffer them to be tempted so as to fall into sin (I Corinthians 10:13). The wicked shall only prove a correcting rod to them, not a destroying sword; even this rod shall not remain ("rest") on them, lest they be tempted to despair and apostasy (Psalms 73:13-14). God may even try His people to the uttermost: when nothing is before our eyes but pure despair, then He delivers us and gives life in death, and makes us blessed in the curse (II Corinthians 1:8-9) [LUTHER].
the lot—the possession, literally, "Canaan," spiritually, the heavenly inheritance of holiness and bliss which is appointed to the righteous. Sin's dominion shall not permanently come between the believer and his inheritance.
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Psalms 125:3:
Psalms 125:1-2
1 Corinthians 10:13
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