Psalms 129:4 Go deeper

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

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יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahweh

Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)

Meaning: LORD

Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Psalms 129:4 word 1

צַדִּ֑יקtza.Dik[is] righteous

Lemma: צַדִּיק (tsad.diq) · Strong's: H6662

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: righteous

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 18:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6662; TAHOT Psalms 129:4 word 2

קִ֝צֵּ֗ץki.Tzetzhe has cut off

Lemma: קָצַץ (qa.tsats) · Strong's: H7112

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)

Meaning: to cut

Used 14 times. Also: Exodus 39:3, Deuteronomy 25:12, Judges 1:6, Judges 1:7, 2 Samuel 4:12, 2 Kings 16:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7112; TAHOT Psalms 129:4 word 3

עֲב֣וֹתa.Vot[the] rope of

Lemma: עֲבֹת (a.vot) · Strong's: H5688

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: cord

Used 24 times. Also: Exodus 28:14, Exodus 28:22, Exodus 28:24, Exodus 28:25, Exodus 39:15, Exodus 39:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5688; TAHOT Psalms 129:4 word 4

רְשָׁעִֽים\׃re.sha.'Imwicked [people]

Lemma: רָשָׁע (ra.sah) · Strong's: H7563

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: wicked

Used 262 times. Also: Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Exodus 2:13, Exodus 9:27, Exodus 23:1, Exodus 23:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7563; TAHOT Psalms 129:4 word 5

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
is righteous	→	צַדִּיק H6662 righteous
He has cut me	→	קָצַץ H7112 to cut
from the cords	→	עֲבֹת H5688 cord
of the wicked	→	רָשָׁע H7563 wicked

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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