Psalms 129:4
Yahweh, is righteous, He hath cut asunder the cords of the lawless.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 lengthened their furrow!
5Let all who hate Zion, be ashamed and shrink back:
Cross References
Ezra 9:15O Yahweh, God of Israel, righteous thou art, for we have had left us a deliverance as at this day,—here we are, before thee, in our guilty deeds, for there is no standing before thee, because of this thing!
Psalms 7:12If he turn not, his sword, will he whet,—his bow, hath he bent, and made ready:
Psalms 124:6Blessed, be Yahweh, who gave us not as prey to their teeth.
Psalms 140:5The proud have hidden a snare for me, and, cords, have they spread as a net beside the track, Snares, have they set for me. [Selah.]
Lamentations 3:22The lovingkindnesses of Yahweh, verily they are not exhausted, Verily! not at an end, are his compassions:
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 →