Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But the LORD is righteous; he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked.” New Living Translation But the LORD is good; he has cut me free from the ropes of the ungodly. English Standard Version The LORD is righteous; he has cut the cords of the wicked. Berean Standard Bible The LORD is righteous; He has cut me from the cords of the wicked. King James Bible The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked. New King James Version The LORD is righteous; He has cut in pieces the cords of the wicked. New American Standard Bible The LORD is righteous; He has cut up the ropes of the wicked. NASB 1995 The LORD is righteous; He has cut in two the cords of the wicked. NASB 1977 The LORD is righteous; He has cut in two the cords of the wicked. Legacy Standard Bible Yahweh is righteous; He has cut up the cords of the wicked. Amplified Bible The LORD is righteous; He has cut in two the [thick] cords of the wicked [which enslaved the people of Israel]. Christian Standard Bible The LORD is righteous; he has cut the ropes of the wicked. Holman Christian Standard Bible The LORD is righteous; He has cut the ropes of the wicked. American Standard Version Jehovah is righteous: He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked. Aramaic Bible in Plain English LORD JEHOVAH is righteous and cuts off the expectations of the evil ones. Brenton Septuagint Translation The righteous Lord has cut asunder the necks of sinners. Contemporary English Version The LORD always does right, and he has set me free from the ropes of those cruel people. Douay-Rheims Bible The Lord who is just will cut the necks of sinners: English Revised Version The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked. GOD'S WORD® Translation The LORD is righteous. He has cut me loose from the ropes that wicked people tied around me. Good News Translation But the LORD, the righteous one, has freed me from slavery." International Standard Version The LORD is righteous— he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked. JPS Tanakh 1917 The LORD is righteous; He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.' Literal Standard Version YHWH [is] righteous, | He has cut apart cords of the wicked. Majority Standard Bible The LORD is righteous; He has cut me from the cords of the wicked. New American Bible But the just LORD cut me free from the ropes of the wicked. NET Bible The LORD is just; he cut the ropes of the wicked." New Revised Standard Version The LORD is righteous; he has cut the cords of the wicked. New Heart English Bible The LORD is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked. Webster's Bible Translation The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked. World English Bible Yahweh is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked. Young's Literal Translation Jehovah is righteous, He hath cut asunder cords of the wicked. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Cords of the Wicked…3The plowmen plowed over my back; they made their furrows long. 4The LORD is righteous; He has cut me from the cords of the wicked. 5May all who hate Zion be turned back in shame.… Cross References Exodus 9:27 Then Pharaoh summoned Moses and Aaron. "This time I have sinned," he said. "The LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked. Psalm 119:137 Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments. Psalm 129:3 The plowmen plowed over my back; they made their furrows long. Psalm 140:5 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 Jeremiah 12:1 Righteous are You, O LORD, when I plead before You. Yet about Your judgments I wish to contend with You: Why does the way of the wicked prosper? Why do all the faithless live at ease? Treasury of Scripture The LORD is righteous: he has cut asunder the cords of the wicked. the Lord Ezra 9:15 O LORD God of Israel, thou art righteous: for we remain yet escaped, as it is this day: behold, we are before thee in our trespasses: for we cannot stand before thee because of this. Nehemiah 9:33 Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly: Lamentations 1:18 The LORD is righteous; for I have rebelled against his commandment: hear, I pray you, all people, and behold my sorrow: my virgins and my young men are gone into captivity. cut asunder Psalm 124:6,7 Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth… Psalm 140:5-11 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… Jump to Previous Apart Asunder Broken Cords Cut Evil-Doers Free Righteous True. WickedJump to Next Apart Asunder Broken Cords Cut Evil-Doers Free Righteous True. WickedPsalm 129 1. An exhortation to praise God for saving Israel in their great afflictions5. The haters of the church are cursed (4) The Lord is righteous.--This expression of faith, introduced without any conjunction, is itself a revelation of the deeply-rooted religion of Israel. Cords.--Literally, cord. As in Psalm 124:7, the net was broken and the bird escaped, so here the cord binding the slave (comp. Psalm 2:3) is severed and he goes free. Verse 4. - The Lord is righteous. Still, God is just. He allowed these sufferings to be inflicted on us because we deserved them; and he interposed on our behalf when we had been sufficiently punished, and cut asunder the cords of the wicked. Cut, i.e., the cords wherewith they had bound us. The "retrospect" here ends, and in the next verse the "anticipation" begins.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The LORDיְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel is righteous; צַדִּ֑יק (ṣad·dîq) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6662: Just, righteous He has cut me קִ֝צֵּ֗ץ (qiṣ·ṣêṣ) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7112: To chop off from the cords עֲב֣וֹת (‘ă·ḇō·wṯ) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 5688: Something intwined, a string, wreath, foliage of the wicked. רְשָׁעִֽים׃ (rə·šā·‘îm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 7563: Wrong, an, bad person Links Psalm 129:4 NIVPsalm 129:4 NLT Psalm 129:4 ESV Psalm 129:4 NASB Psalm 129:4 KJV Psalm 129:4 BibleApps.com Psalm 129:4 Biblia Paralela Psalm 129:4 Chinese Bible Psalm 129:4 French Bible Psalm 129:4 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 129:4 Yahweh is righteous (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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