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“How greatly they have been hostile to me, even from my youth. Yet they have not prevailed against me. 3Plowmen plowed on my back— they made their furrows long!” Adonai is righteous— He has cut the ropes of the wicked. 5May all who hate Zion be driven back in disgrace. 6Let them be like grass on the roofs, which withers before it springs 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 9:15Adonai, God of Israel, You are righteous, for we are left this day as a remnant. Behold, here we are before You in our guilt; because of it no one can stand before You.”
• Nehemiah 9:33You are righteous in all that has come upon us. For You have acted faithfully while we have done wickedly.
• Lamentations 1:18“Adonai is righteous, for I have rebelled against His word. Hear now, all peoples— look at my suffering! My maidens and my young men have gone into captivity.
• Lamentations 3:22Because of the mercies of Adonai we will not be consumed, for His compassions never fail.
• Daniel 9:7“‘You Lord are righteousness, but shame covers our face to this day—the people of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and all Israel, near and far, in all the countries where you have banished them—because they behaved unfaithfully toward you.
• Psalms 124:6Blessed be Adonai, who has not given us as prey for their teeth.
• Psalms 140:5Keep me safe, Adonai, from the clutches of the wicked. Protect me from the man of violence who planned to push me off my feet.

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