Psalms 129:4

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

2many a time they have persecuted me from my youth, but they have not prevailed against me. 3The plowmen plowed over my back; they made their furrows long. The LORD is righteous; He has cut me from the cords of the wicked. 5May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame. 6May they be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can grow,

Psalms 129:4 word by word

יְהוָ֥ה צַדִּ֑יק קִ֝צֵּ֗ץ עֲב֣וֹת רְשָׁעִֽים׃Read the interlinear

• The LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• is righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
• He has cut meקָצַץqâtsats · to cutH7112
• from the cordsעֲבֹת‛ăbôth ‛ăbôth ‛ăbôthâh · cordH5688
• of the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563

Cross-references for Psalms 129:4

• Ezra 9:15O LORD, God of Israel, You are righteous! For we remain this day as a remnant. Here we are before You in our guilt, though because of it no one can stand before You.”
• Nehemiah 9:33You are just in all that has befallen us, because You have acted faithfully, while we have acted wickedly.
• Lamentations 1:18The LORD is righteous, yet I rebelled against His command. Listen, all you people; look upon my suffering. My young men and maidens have gone into captivity.
• Lamentations 3:22Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.
• Daniel 9:7To You, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah, the people of Jerusalem, and all Israel near and far, in all the countries to which You have driven us because of our unfaithfulness to You.
• Psalms 124:6Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth.
• Psalms 140:5The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out 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

Topics related to Psalms 129:4

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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