Psalms 129:4

NETBible

The Lord is just; he cut the ropes of the wicked.” 1 

NIV ©

But the LORD is righteous; he has cut me free from the cords of the wicked.

NASB ©

The LORD is righteous; He has cut in two the cords of the wicked.

NLT ©

But the LORD is good; he has cut the cords used by the ungodly to bind me.

MSG ©

Then GOD ripped the harnesses of the evil plowmen to shreds."

BBE ©

The Lord is true: the cords of the evil-doers are broken in two.

NRSV ©

The LORD is righteous; he has cut the cords of the wicked.

NKJV ©

The LORD is righteous; He has cut in pieces the cords of the wicked.

KJV
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NASB ©
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NET [draft] ITL
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NETBible

The Lord is just; he cut the ropes of the wicked.” 1 

NET Notes

1 tn The background of the metaphor is not entirely clear. Perhaps the “ropes” are those used to harness the ox for plowing (see Job 39:10). Verse 3 pictures the wicked plowing God’s people as if they were a field. But when God “cut the ropes” of their ox, as it were, they could no longer plow. The point of the metaphor seems to be that God took away the enemies’ ability to oppress his people. See L. C. Allen, Psalms 101-150 (WBC), 187.