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

2since my youth they have often attacked me, but they have not prevailed against me. 3Plowmen plowed over my back; they made their furrows long. The Lord is righteous; he has cut the ropes of the wicked. 5Let all who hate Zion be driven back in disgrace. 6Let them be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it grows up

Psalms 129:4 word by word

יְהוָ֥ה צַדִּ֑יק קִ֝צֵּ֗ץ עֲב֣וֹת רְשָׁעִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
• he hath cut asunderקָצַץqâtsats · to cutH7112
• the cordsעֲבֹת‛ăbôth ‛ăbôth ‛ăbôthâh · cordH5688
• of the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563

Cross-references for Psalms 129:4

• Ezra 9:15Lord God of Israel, you are righteous, for we survive as a remnant today. Here we are before you with our guilt, though no one can stand in your presence because of this.
• Nehemiah 9:33You are righteous concerning all that has happened to us, because you have acted faithfully, while we have acted wickedly.
• Lamentations 1:18The Lord is just, for I have rebelled against his command. Listen, all you people; look at my pain. My young women and young men have gone into captivity.
• Lamentations 3:22Because of the Lord’s faithful love we do not perish, for his mercies never end.
• Daniel 9:7Lord, righteousness belongs to you, but this day public shame belongs to us: the men of Judah, the residents of Jerusalem, and all Israel — those who are near and those who are far, in all the countries where you have banished them because of the disloyalty they have shown toward you.
• Psalms 124:6Blessed be the Lord, who has not let us be ripped apart by their teeth.
• Psalms 140:5The proud hide a trap with ropes for me; they spread a net along the path and set snares 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

• God Continued...
• Wicked (People)

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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