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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Psalms 125 A Song of degrees. Who was the penman of this psalm, and on what occasion written, is not certain. It describes the safety and security of the church and people of God; foretells the deliverance of them from the oppressions of their enemies; the blessings of goodness that should be bestowed upon them, and the vengeance that will be taken on the wicked. According to Aben...
John Gill
Do good, O Lord, unto [those that be] good,.... That are made so by the Spirit and grace of God; for none are naturally good, but evil; only such who are regenerated and made new creatures, who have a good work of grace begun in them; who have the good Spirit of God, and his good graces, and the good word of God in them, and are filled with all goodness; and which is known by the good fruits...
Matthew Henry
This short psalm may be summed up in those words of the prophet (Isa. iii. 10, 11), "Say you to the righteous, It shall be well with him. Woe to the wicked, it shall be ill with him." Thus are life and death, the blessing and the curse, set before us often in the psalms, as well as in the law and the prophets. I. It is certainly well with the people of God; for, 1. They have the promises of a...
Charles H. Spurgeon
Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts. True believers are good; especially are they good at heart, for grace has made them so, and God therefore will do them good. He will bless them more and more; he will sanctify them, and prepare them for the ineffable goodness that is at his right hand for ever and ever.
Charles H. Spurgeon
Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts. God is always good to his own people. This prayer is also a prophecy that it shall be well with those that fear the Lord. “In time, and to eternal days ‘Tis with the righteous well.”
Charles H. Spurgeon
Do good, O LORD, unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts. The psalmist prays to Jehovah to do good to those whom he has made good, for there are none who are naturally good; and there is a special goodness which he bestows upon those whom he has made good by the effectual working of his good Spirit. When they no longer lean this way or that way, but stand upright in...
Charles H. Spurgeon
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. May we have faith to lay hold upon that last blood promise, and so enjoy the peace of God which passeth all understanding! Amen! This exposition consisted of readings...