Psalms 129:4
[Yet] the Lord is righteous; he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
In Context
3Upon my back have ploughmen ploughed; they have drawn long their furrows:
5May all be put to shame and turned backward that hate Zion;
Cross References
Ezra 9:15O Lord, God of Israel, thou art righteous; for we have been left a remnant that hath escaped, as it is this day; behold, we are before thee in our guiltiness; for there is no standing before thee because of this.
Psalms 7:12(7:13) If he turn not, He will whet his sword, he bendeth his bow, and maketh it ready.
Psalms 124:6Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us up as a prey to their teeth.
Psalms 140:5(140:6) The proud have hidden a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the side of [my] track; traps have they set for me. Selah.
Lamentations 3:22It is through the Lord's kindness that we are not consumed, because his mercies have no end;
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 →