Psalms 129:4
Jehovah is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
In Context
3The ploughers ploughed upon my back; they made long their furrows.
5Let them be ashamed and turned backward, all that hate Zion;
Cross References
Ezra 9:15Jehovah, God of Israel, thou art righteous; for we are a remnant that is escaped, as [it is] this day. Behold, we are before thee in our trespasses; for there is no standing before thee because of this.
Psalms 7:12If one turn not, he will sharpen his sword; he hath bent his bow and made it ready,
Psalms 124:6Blessed be Jehovah, who gave us not up a prey to their teeth!
Psalms 140:5The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the way-side; they have set traps for me. Selah.
Lamentations 3:22It is of Jehovah's loving-kindness we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not;
Matthew Henry on Psalms 129:2-5
Domestic Happiness. 1 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth, may Israel now say: 2 Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me. 3 The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows. 4 The Lord is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked. The church of God, in its several ages, is here spoken of, or, rather, here speaks, as one single person, now old and gray-headed, but calling to remembrance the former days, and reflecting upon the… Read the whole commentary →