Psalms 125:3
For the scepter of the wicked will not rest
What it says
The scepter of the wicked will not rest on the land allotted to the righteous, so that the righteous will not stretch out their hands to do wrong.
What it is doing
This verse explains that God's protection includes limiting the reign of wickedness.
In context
1A song of ascents. 2As the mountains surround Jerusalem, 3For the scepter of the wicked will not rest 4Do good, O LORD, to those who are good, 5But those who turn to crooked ways