Psalms 129:4
The LORD is righteous; He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.'
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
In Context
3The plowers plowed upon my back; they made long their furrows.
5Let them be ashamed and turned backward, all they that hate Zion.
Cross References
Ezra 9:15O LORD, the God of Israel, Thou art righteous; for we are left a remnant that is escaped, as it is this day; behold, we are before Thee in our guiltiness; for none can stand before Thee because of this.'
Psalms 7:12(7-13) If a man turn not, He will whet His sword, He hath bent His bow, and made it ready;
Psalms 124:6Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
Psalms 140:5(140-6) The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah
Lamentations 3:22Surely the LORD'S mercies are not consumed, surely 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 →