Psalms 129:4
2 many a time they have persecuted me from my youth, but they have not prevailed against me.
3 The plowmen plowed over my back; they made their furrows long.
The LORD is righteous; He has cut me from the cords of the wicked.
5 May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.
6 May they be like grass on the rooftops, which withers before it can grow,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The LORD is righteous; He has cut me from the cords of the wicked.
- KJV
- The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
- WEB
- The LORD is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.
- ASV
- Jehovah is righteous: He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
- DARBY
- Jehovah is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
- BLB
- YHWH the Righteous One, may He cut off the cords of the wicked!
- ÅB
- Herren er rettferdig, han har avhugget de ugudeliges rep.
- OTB
- Herren er rettferdig;
Han har kuttet de ondes bånd. - B1930
- Herren er rettferdig, han har avhugget de ugudeliges rep.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 119:137
Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments.
Read in contextLamentations 3:22
Because of the loving devotion of the LORD we are not consumed, for His mercies never fail.
Read in contextPsalms 124:6–7
Blessed be the LORD, who has not given us as prey to their teeth.
Read in contextDaniel 9:7
To You, O Lord, belongs righteousness, but this day we are covered with shame—the men of Judah, the people of Jerusalem, and all Israel near and far, in all the countries to which You have driven us because of our unfaithfulness to You.
Read in contextNehemiah 9:33
You are just in all that has befallen us, because You have acted faithfully, while we have acted wickedly.
Read in contextPsalms 140:5–11
The proud hide a snare for me; the cords of their net are spread along the path, and lures are set out for me. Selah
Read in contextEzra 9:15
O LORD, God of Israel, You are righteous! For we remain this day as a remnant. Here we are before You in our guilt, though because of it no one can stand before You.”
Read in contextLamentations 1:18
The LORD is righteous, for I have rebelled against His command. Listen, all you people; look upon my suffering. My young men and maidens have gone into captivity.
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