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

2From my earliest youth my enemies have persecuted me, but they have never defeated me. 3My back is covered with cuts, as if a farmer had plowed long furrows. But the Lord is good; he has cut me free from the ropes of the ungodly. 5May all who hate Jerusalem be turned back in shameful defeat. 6May they be as useless as grass on a rooftop, turning yellow when only half grown,

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 just. We come before you in our guilt as nothing but an escaped remnant, though in such a condition none of us can stand in your presence.”
• Nehemiah 9:33Every time you punished us you were being just. We have sinned greatly, and you gave us only what we deserved.
• Lamentations 1:18“The Lord is right,” Jerusalem says, “for I rebelled against him. Listen, people everywhere; look upon my anguish and despair, for my sons and daughters have been taken captive to distant lands.
• Lamentations 3:22The faithful love of the Lord never ends! His mercies never cease.
• Daniel 9:7“Lord, you are in the right; but as you see, our faces are covered with shame. This is true of all of us, including the people of Judah and Jerusalem and all Israel, scattered near and far, wherever you have driven us because of our disloyalty to you.
• Psalms 124:6Praise the Lord, who did not let their teeth tear us apart!
• Psalms 140:5The proud have set a trap to catch me; they have stretched out a net; they have placed traps all along the way. Interlude

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