The Meaning of Psalms 129:4 Explained

Psalms 129:4

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

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

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Psalms 129:4 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Psalm 129

1  An exhortation to praise God for saving Israel in their great afflictions
5  The haters of the church are cursed

What do the individual words in Psalms 129:4 mean?

Yahweh [is] righteous He has cut in pieces the cords of the wicked
יְהוָ֥ה צַדִּ֑יק קִ֝צֵּ֗ץ עֲב֣וֹת רְשָׁעִֽים

יְהוָ֥ה  Yahweh  [is] 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
צַדִּ֑יק  righteous 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: צַדִּיק  
Sense: just, lawful, righteous.
קִ֝צֵּ֗ץ  He  has  cut  in  pieces 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: קָצוּץ 
Sense: to cut off.
עֲב֣וֹת  the  cords 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct
Root: עָבֹות 
Sense: cord, rope, cordage, foliage, interwoven foliage.
רְשָׁעִֽים  of  the  wicked 
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural
Root: רָשָׁע  
Sense: wicked, criminal.