New American Standard Bible 2020
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
2“Many times they have attacked me from my youth up; Yet they have not prevailed against me. 3The plowers plowed upon my back; They lengthened their furrows.” The Lord is righteous; He has cut up the ropes of the wicked. 5May all who hate Zion Be put to shame and turned backward; 6May they be like grass upon the housetops, Which withers before it grows up;
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יְהוָ֥ה צַדִּ֑יק קִ֝צֵּ֗ץ עֲב֣וֹת רְשָׁעִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 129:4
- Ezra 9:15Lord God of Israel, You are righteous, for we have been left an escaped remnant, 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 righteous in everything that has happened to us; For You have dealt faithfully, but we have acted wickedly.
- Lamentations 1:18“The Lord is righteous, For I have rebelled against His command; Hear now, all peoples, And see my pain; My virgins and my young men Have gone into captivity.
- Lamentations 3:22The Lord’s acts of mercy indeed do not end, For His compassions do not fail.
- Daniel 9:7“Righteousness belongs to You, Lord, but to us open shame, as it is this day--to the men of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and all Israel, those who are nearby and those who are far away in all the countries to which You have driven them, because of their unfaithful deeds which they have committed against You.
- Psalms 124:6Blessed be the Lord, Who has not given us to be torn by their teeth.
- Psalms 140:5The proud have hidden a trap for me, and snares; They have spread a net at the wayside; They have 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
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Notes
- 1. Psalms 129:4 Ps 119:137 ↩
- 2. Psalms 129:4 Ps 140:5 ↩
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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