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YHWHיְהוָהis righteous;צַדִּיקhe has cutקִצֵּץthe cordsעֲבוֹתof the wicked.רְשָׁעִים
Psalms 129:4
Study it in the app“YHWH is righteous; he has cut the cords of the wicked.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 129:4, word by word
- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- is righteousצַדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears- he has cutקִצֵּץkitsets
cut off
To split something into pieces with a cutting tool.
Where else “kitsets” appears- the cordsעֲבוֹתavot
cord
A cord braided of several strands, or bonds with which one ties.
Where else “avot” appears- of the wickedרְשָׁעִיםreshaim
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “reshaim” appears
The context
3On my back plowers plowed; they made long their furrows.
4 · This verse (above)
5May they be put to shame and turned back, all who hate Zion.