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Psalms 129:4 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Psalms 129:4Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 129:45 words
HebrewMeaning
יְהוָ֥הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
צַדִּ֑יקṣadiyq
is righteousadjH6662
lawful · righteous
קִ֝צֵּ֗ץqiṣēṣ
he has cut offverbH7112
in pieces · in sunder · off) · utmost
עֲב֣וֹתʿăbwōt
the rope ofnounH5688
cord · rope · thick bough · wreathen
רְשָׁעִֽיםrəšāʿiym
wicked peopleadjH7563
condemned · ungodly · wicked · that did wrong
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 129:4

1. The Psalm which we have sung is short: but as it is written in the Gospel of Zacchæus that he was “little of stature,” Luke 19:2-9 but mighty in works; as it is written of that widow who cast two mites into the treasury, little was the money, but great was her charity; Mark 12:42, 44 thus also this Psalm, if you count the words, is short; if you weigh the sentiments, is great....Let the Spirit of God speak, let It speak to us, let It sing to us; whether we wish or wish not…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 129
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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