Psalms 129:4
For with thee is forgiveness: 1 For thy name’s sake
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
In Context
3If thou, O Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, 1 O Lord, who shall stand? 1
5have I waited for thee, O Lord, 1 My soul has waited for thy word. 1
Cross References
Ezra 9:15O Lord God of Israel, thou art righteous; for we remain yet escaped, as at this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee on this account.
Psalms 7:12God is a righteous judge, and strong, and patient, 1 Not inflicting vengeance every day. 1
Psalms 140:5The righteous shall chasten me with mercy, and reprove me: 1 But let not the oil of the sinner anoint my head: 1 For yet shall my prayer also be in their pleasures. 1
Lamentations 3:22It is the mercies of the Lord, 1 That he has not failed me, 1 Because his compassions are not exhausted. 1 Pity us, O Lord, 1 Early every month: 1 For we are not brought to an end, 1 Because his compassions are not exhausted. 1
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 →