Psalms 22:18

22:18 They are dividing up my clothes among themselves;

they are rolling dice ¹  for my garments.

Psalms 125:3

125:3 Indeed, ²  the scepter of a wicked king ³  will not settle ⁴ 

upon the allotted land of the godly.

Otherwise the godly might

do what is wrong. ⁵ 

[22:18]  ¹ tn Heb “casting lots.” The precise way in which this would have been done is not certain.

[125:3]  ² tn Or “for.”

[125:3]  ³ tn Heb “a scepter of wickedness.” The “scepter” symbolizes royal authority; when collocated with “wickedness” the phrase refers to an oppressive foreign conqueror.

[125:3]  ⁴ tn Or “rest.”

[125:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “so that the godly might not stretch out their hands in wrongdoing.” A wicked king who sets a sinful example can have an adverse moral and ethical effect on the people he rules.