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Psalms 125:3-5 CEB
A song of pilgrimage (part 2)

The wicked rod won't remain in the land given to the righteous so that they don't use their hands to do anything wrong.
LORD, 
do good to people who are good, 
to people whose hearts are right.
But as for those people who turn to their own twisted ways - may the LORD march them off with other evildoers! Peace be on Israel!

That part about "the wicked rod" my Bible helpfully says that the Hebrew is unclear, but this second part of this song seems to be about wanting to do right, wanting justice, wanting those who do wrong dealt with somehow.
Justice.
This desire and cry for justice, for things to be made right, re-made, restored, it's in all of us, and reflected here by the writer of this pilgrimage song.
This song makes it seem so simple, that there are good people who's hearts are good, and those who choose their own desires and another group of evildoers. Our reality is not so easy.
Within me it seems are all of those things. 
But a Pilgrimage Song is for a Pilgrimage Journey, moving towards more of the Good that finds it's source in our God.
May we have more of Our God's goodness, grace, truth and love on our pilgrimage journey today...
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