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Psalms 129:4
4The Lord is righteous; He has cut in two the [thick] cords of the wicked [which enslaved the people of Israel].
Psalms 129:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
- New International Version (NIV)But the Lord is righteous; he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord is righteous; he has cut the cords of the wicked.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord is righteous; He has cut in pieces the cords of the wicked.
Context of Psalms 129:4
2“Many times they have persecuted me from my youth, Yet they have not prevailed against me. 3The [enemies, like] plowers plowed on my back; They made their furrows [of suffering] long [in Israel].” The Lord is righteous; He has cut in two the [thick] cords of the wicked [which enslaved the people of Israel]. 5May all who hate Zion Be put to shame and turned backward [in defeat]. 6Let them be like the grass on the housetops, Which withers before it grows up,
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יְהוָ֥ה צַדִּ֑יק קִ֝צֵּ֗ץ עֲב֣וֹת רְשָׁעִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 129:4
- Ezra 9:15O Lord God of Israel, You are [uncompromisingly] just (righteous), for we have been left as survivors, as it is this day. Behold, we are before You in our guilt, for no one can stand before You because of this.”
- Nehemiah 9:33However, You are just and righteous in everything that has come upon us; For You have dealt faithfully, but we have acted wickedly.
- Lamentations 1:18“The Lord is righteous and just; For I have rebelled against His commandment (His word). Hear now, all you peoples, And look at my pain; My virgins and my young men Have gone into captivity.
- Lamentations 3:22It is because of the Lord’s lovingkindnesses that we are not consumed, Because His [tender] compassions never fail.
- Daniel 9:7“Righteousness belongs to You, O Lord, but to us confusion and open shame, as it is this day—to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, those who are nearby and those who are far away, in all the countries to which You have driven them, because of the [treacherous] acts of unfaithfulness which they have committed against You.
- Psalms 124:6Blessed be the Lord, Who has not given us as prey to be torn by their teeth.
- Psalms 140:5The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords; They have spread a net by the wayside; They have set traps for me. Selah.
Commentaries on Psalms 129:4
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4The Lord is righteous - Righteous in permitting this; righteous in what he has done, and will do, in the treatment of those who inflict such wrongs. We may now safely commit our cause to him in view of what he has done in the past. He was not indifferent then to our sufferings, or deaf to the eries of his people; he interposed and punished the oppressors of his people, and we may trust him still. He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked - By which they…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4The LORD is righteous: He rescued Israel from Egypt, from many enemy attacks, and from the Babylonian exile.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-43-4. The ploughing is a figure of scourging, which most severe physical infliction aptly represents all kinds.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 129
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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