New English Translation
Psalms 129:4
4The Lord is just; he cut the ropes of the wicked.”
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“Since my youth they have often attacked me, but they have not defeated me. 3The plowers plowed my back; they made their furrows long. The Lord is just; he cut the ropes of the wicked.” 5May all who hate Zion be humiliated and turned back! 6May they be like the grass on the rooftops which withers before one can even pull it up,
Read all of Psalms 129Psalms 129:4 word by word
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 righteous, for we are left as a remnant this day. Indeed, we stand before you in our guilt. However, because of this guilt no one can really stand before you.”
- Nehemiah 9:33You are righteous with regard to all that has happened to us, for you have acted faithfully. It is we who have been in the wrong!
- Lamentations 1:18The Lord is right to judge me! Yes, I rebelled against his commands. Please listen, all you nations, and look at my suffering! My young women and men have gone into exile. ק (Qof)
- Lamentations 3:22The Lord’s loyal kindness never ceases; his compassions never end.
- Daniel 9:7“You are righteous, O Lord, but we are humiliated this day – the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, both near and far away in all the countries in which you have scattered them, because they have behaved unfaithfully toward you.
- Psalms 124:6The Lord deserves praise, for he did not hand us over as prey to their teeth.
- Psalms 140:5Proud men hide a snare for me; evil men spread a net by the path; they 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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