Psalm 129:4
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129:4The Lord is just;
he cut the ropes of the wicked.”1
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- 1 The background of the metaphor is not entirely clear. Perhaps the “ropes” are those used to harness the ox for plowing (see Job 39:10). Verse 3 pictures the wicked plowing God’s people as if they were a field. But when God “cut the ropes” of their ox, as it were, they could no longer plow. The point of the metaphor seems to be that God took away the enemies’ ability to oppress his people. See L. C. Allen, Psalms 101–150(), .
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
The Lord is righteous;
he has cut the cords of the wicked.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
But the Lord is righteous;
he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked.”
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
The Lord is righteous;
he has cut the ropes of the wicked.
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NLTNew Living Translation
But the Lord is good;
he has cut me free from the ropes of the ungodly.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
Yahweh is righteous.
He has cut the ropes of the wicked.
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KJV 1900King James Version
The Lord is righteous:
He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.
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