Psalms 129:4 · KJV
“The LORD {is} righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.”
— Psalms 129:4
The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.
Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.
Psalms 129 — Context
Many a time have they afflicted me from my youth: yet they have not prevailed against me. {Many...: or, Much}
3The plowers plowed upon my back: they made long their furrows.
4The LORD {is} righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
5Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.
6Let them be as the grass {upon} the housetops, which withereth afore it groweth up:
Cross References
Psalms 119:137
TZADDI. Righteous {art} thou, O LORD, and upright {are} thy judgments.
Lamentations 3:22
{It is of} the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
Daniel 9:7
O Lord, righteousness {belongeth} unto thee, but unto us confusion of faces, as at this day; to the men of Judah, and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and unto all Israel, {that are} near, and {that are} far off, through all the countries whither thou hast driven them, because of their trespass that they have trespassed against thee. {belongeth...: or, thou hast}
Psalms 124:6-7
Blessed {be} the LORD, who hath not given us {as} a prey to their teeth.
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. {commandment: Heb. mouth}
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.
Psalms 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.