Parallel Verses
Amplified
The Lord is righteous;
He has cut in two the [thick] cords of the wicked [which enslaved the people of Israel].
New American Standard Bible
He has cut in two the
King James Version
The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
Holman Bible
He has cut the ropes of the wicked.
International Standard Version
The LORD is righteous he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked.
A Conservative Version
LORD is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.
American Standard Version
Jehovah is righteous: He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
Darby Translation
Jehovah is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
Julia Smith Translation
Jehovah the just cut the entanglings of the unjust
King James 2000
The LORD is righteous: he has cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Yahweh [is] righteous. He has cut [the] ropes of [the] wicked.
Modern King James verseion
Jehovah is righteous; He cuts off the cords of the wicked.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
But the righteous LORD hath hewn the snares of the ungodly in pieces.
NET Bible
The Lord is just; he cut the ropes of the wicked."
New Heart English Bible
The LORD is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.
The Emphasized Bible
Yahweh, is righteous, He hath cut asunder the cords of the lawless.
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
Jehovah is righteous, He hath cut asunder cords of the wicked.
References
Easton
Word Count of 19 Translations in Psalm 129:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Protection Of The Oppressed
3
“The [enemies, like] plowers plowed on my back;
They made their furrows [of suffering] long [in Israel].”
The Lord is righteous;
He has cut in two the [thick] cords of the wicked [which enslaved the people of Israel].
May all who hate Zion
Be put to shame and turned backward [in defeat].
Cross References
Ezra 9:15
O Lord God of Israel, You are [uncompromisingly] just (righteous), for we have been left as survivors, as it is this day. Behold, we are before You in our guilt, for no one can stand before You because of this.”
Nehemiah 9:33
“However, You are just and righteous in everything that has come upon us;
For You have dealt faithfully, but we have acted wickedly.
Psalm 119:137
Tsadhe.
Righteous are You, O Lord,
And upright are Your judgments.
Psalm 124:6-7
Blessed be the Lord,
Who has not given us as prey to be torn by their teeth.
Psalm 140:5-11
The proud have hidden a trap for me, and cords;
They have spread a net by the wayside;
They have set traps for me. Selah.
Lamentations 1:18
“The Lord is righteous and just;
For I have rebelled against His commandment (His word).
Hear now, all you peoples,
And look at my pain;
My virgins and my young men
Have gone into captivity.
Lamentations 3:22
It is because of the Lord’s lovingkindnesses that we are not consumed,
Because His [tender] compassions never fail.
Daniel 9:7
“Righteousness belongs to You, O Lord, but to us confusion and open shame, as it is this day—to the men of Judah, to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and to all Israel, those who are nearby and those who are far away, in all the countries to which You have driven them, because of the [treacherous] acts of unfaithfulness which they have committed against You.