Psalms 125:4
Do good, O LORD, to those who are good,
What it says
The psalm asks the LORD to do good to those who are good, to those upright in heart.
What it is doing
This verse turns assurance into direct prayer for the faithful.
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