Psalmen 129:4

4 De HEERE, Die rechtvaardig is, heeft de touwen der goddelozen afgehouwen.

Psalmen 129:4 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 129:4

The Lord [is] righteous
Or gracious and merciful; hence acts of mercy are called righteousness in the Hebrew language; the Lord has compassion on his people under their afflictions, and delivers them; or is faithful to his promises of salvation to them, and just and righteous to render tribulation to them that trouble them, and take vengeance upon them;

he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked:
alluding to the cords with which the plough is fastened to the oxen, which being cut, they cannot go on ploughing; or to the cords of whips, which when, cut cannot be used to any purpose: it designs the breaking of the confederacies of wicked men against the people of God; the confounding their counsels and schemes, and disappointing their devices; so that they cannot perform their enterprises, or carry their designs into execution, or go on with and finish their intentions. The Targum renders it,

``the chains of the wicked;''

see ( Isaiah 5:18 ) .

Psalmen 129:4 In-Context

2 Zij hebben mij dikwijls van mijn jeugd af benauwd; evenwel hebben zij mij niet overmocht.

3 Ploegers hebben op mijn rug geploegd; zij hebben hun voren lang getogen.

4 De HEERE, Die rechtvaardig is, heeft de touwen der goddelozen afgehouwen.

5 Laat hen beschaamd en achterwaarts gedreven worden, allen, die Sion haten.

6 Laat hen worden als gras op de daken, hetwelk verdort, eer men het uittrekt;