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 Living Translation (NLT)But the Lord is good; he has cut me free from the ropes of the ungodly.

Context of Psalms 129:4

2“Many a time they have afflicted me from my youth; Yet they have not prevailed against me. 3The plowers plowed on my back; They made their furrows long.” The Lord is righteous; He has cut in pieces the cords of the wicked. 5Let all those who hate Zion Be put to shame and turned back. 6Let them be as the grass on the housetops, 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 9:15O Lord God of Israel, You are righteous, for we are left as a remnant, as it is this day. Here we are before You, in our guilt, though no one can stand before You because of this!”
• Nehemiah 9:33However You are just in all that has befallen us; For You have dealt faithfully, But we have done wickedly.
• Lamentations 1:18“The Lord is righteous, For I rebelled against His commandment. Hear now, all peoples, And behold my sorrow; My virgins and my young men Have gone into captivity.
• Lamentations 3:22Through the Lord’s mercies we are not consumed, Because His compassions fail not.
• Daniel 9:7O Lord, righteousness belongs to You, but to us shame of face, as it is this day—to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem and all Israel, those near and those far off in all the countries to which You have driven them, because of the unfaithfulness which they have committed against You.
• Psalms 124:6Blessed be the Lord, Who has not given us as prey to their teeth.
• Psalms 140:5The proud have hidden a snare 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

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