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Psalm 129

Psa. 129:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The Lord
Yhovah (Hebrew #3068)
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
KJV usage: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare 3050, 3069.
Pronounce: yeh-ho-vaw'
Origin: from 1961
is righteous
tsaddiyq (Hebrew #6662)
just
KJV usage: just, lawful, righteous (man).
Pronounce: tsad-deek'
Origin: from 6663
: he hath cut asunder
qatsats (Hebrew #7112)
to chop off (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: cut (asunder, in pieces, in sunder, off), X utmost.
Pronounce: kaw-tsats'
Origin: a primitive root
the cords
`aboth (Hebrew #5688)
or (feminine) tabothah {ab- oth-aw'}; the same as 5687; something intwined, i.e. a string, wreath or foliage
KJV usage: band, cord, rope, thick bough (branch), wreathen (chain).
Pronounce: ab-oth'
Origin: or rabowth {ab-oth'}
of the wicked
rasha` (Hebrew #7563)
morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
KJV usage: + condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.
Pronounce: raw-shaw'
Origin: from 7561
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The Lord.
Ezra 9:15• 15O 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. (Ezra 9:15)
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Neh. 9:33• 33Howbeit thou art just in all that is brought upon us; for thou hast done right, but we have done wickedly: (Neh. 9:33)
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Lam. 1:18• 18The 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. 1:18)
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Lam. 3:22• 22It is of the Lord's mercies that we are not consumed, because his compassions fail not. (Lam. 3:22)
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Dan. 9:7• 7O 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. (Dan. 9:7)
cut asunder.
Psa. 124:6‑7• 6Blessed be the Lord, who hath not given us as a prey to their teeth.
 7Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped. (Psa. 124:6‑7)
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Psa. 140:5‑11• 5The proud have hid a snare for me, and cords; they have spread a net by the wayside; they have set gins for me. Selah.
 6I said unto the Lord, Thou art my God: hear the voice of my supplications, O Lord.
 7O God the Lord, the strength of my salvation, thou hast covered my head in the day of battle.
 8Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah.
 9As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
 10Let burning coals fall upon them: let them be cast into the fire; into deep pits, that they rise not up again.
 11Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him. (Psa. 140:5‑11)
• God, even if He had chastised, had been faithful and now had manifested His righteousness, faithfulness to His own ways and promises, the expectation He had raised, the trust He had called for. He had cut asunder the cords of the wicked. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 120-131” by J.N. Darby)
• The unrighteousness in Israel may have governmentally called for their afflictions; nevertheless, the righteousness of the Lord had not allowed the nations to prevail against Israel. Thus they own, “The LORD is righteous.” They justify the Lord in all His dealings. (“Psalms 129” by H. Smith)
• They also recall the bondage that Antichrist (“the wicked”) had the Jews under during the great tribulation; but have seen the power of the Lord exercised mightily in judgment upon him (vs. 4). (“Book 5.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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