Psalm 129:4

Hebrew
יְהוָ֥הplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigיְהוָֹה

hebrew

Meaning

* Yahweh - God's personal name

It is not a generic term for “god”, but rather the word יְהוָֹה (YHWH) is the name by which God uniquely identifies himself in the Old Testament.

First appearing in Genesis 2:4, it occurs over 6,000 times in the Old Testament.Exodus 3:14Deuteronomy 6:4Psalm 23:1Romans 10:13Joel 2:32Exodus 20:7Psalm 18:1Exodus 15:3Psalm 8:1Genesis 2:41 Samuel 1:3Judges 6:24Genesis 22:14Jeremiah 23:6
צַדִּ֑יק קִ֝צֵּ֗ץ עֲב֣וֹת רְשָׁעִֽים
ESV
The LORD is righteous; he has cut the cords of the wicked.
NIV
But the LORD is righteous; he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked.
NLT
But the LORD is good; he has cut me free from the ropes of the ungodly.
LXX
κύριος δίκαιος συνέκοψεν αὐχένας ἁμαρτωλῶν
KJV
The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked.

Psalm 129:3 ← Psalm 129:4 → Psalm 129:5

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