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Psalms 129:4

The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

KJV

Quia apud te propitiatio est ; et propter legem tuam sustinui te, Domine. Sustinuit anima mea in verbo ejus :

Vulgate

ὅτι παρὰ σοὶ ὁ ἱλασμός ἐστιν. ἕνεκεν τοῦ ὀνόματός σου

LXX

Jehovah is righteous: He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

ASV

יְהוָ֥ה צַדִּ֑יק קִ֝צֵּ֗ץ עֲב֣וֹת רְשָׁעִֽים

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

5 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
עֲבֹ֑ת
'bt
noun · 24×
צַדִּ֑יק
tsdyq
adjective · 199×
קִצֵּ֣ץ
qtsts
verb · 14×
רְשָׁעִ֣ים
rsh'ym
adjective · 257×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Dan 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 fa
  • Exod 9:27 — And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.
  • 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.
  • Lam 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.
  • Lam 3:22 — It is of the LORD’s mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not.
  • Neh 9:33 — Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly:
  • Ps 119:137 — Righteous art thou, O LORD, and upright are thy judgments.
  • Ps 124:6 — Blessed be the LORD, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
  • Ps 140:5 — 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.
  • Rev 16:5 — And I heard the angel of the waters say, Thou art righteous, O Lord, which art, and wast, and shalt be, because thou hast judged thus.