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Psalms 129:4

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

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יְהוָ֥הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).צַדִּ֑יקtsadiqjustצַדִּיקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “just”, the ordinary formH6662justjust, lawful, righteous (man).קִ֝צֵּ֗ץqitsetscutקָצַץverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “cut”, a completed actionH7112to chop off (literally or figuratively)cut (asunder, in pieces, in sunder, off), [idiom] utmost.עֲב֣וֹתavotbandעֲבֹתnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “band”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5688something intwined, i.e. a string, wreath or foliageband, cord, rope, thick bough (branch), wreathen (chain).רְשָׁעִֽיםreshaimguiltyרָשָׁעadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “guilty”, the ordinary formH7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person[phrase] condemned, guilty, ungodly, wicked (man), that did wrong.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The LORD is righteous; He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

Jehovah [is] righteous, He hath cut asunder cords of the wicked.

World English Bible

Yahweh is righteous. He has cut apart the cords of the wicked.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

For with thee there is merciful forgiveness: and by reason of thy law, I have waited for thee, O Lord. My soul hath relied on his word:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The LORD is righteous; He hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The righteous Lord has cut asunder the necks of sinners.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κύριος δίκαιος συνέκοψεν αὐχένας ἁμαρτωλῶν.