Verse 4

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ezra 9:15 : 15 O Lord, the God of Israel, you are righteous! We are left with this remnant today. Here we are before you in our guilt, though no one can stand in your presence because of this.
  • Neh 9:33 : 33 You are righteous in all that has happened to us, because You have acted faithfully while we have acted wickedly.
  • Ps 119:137 : 137 You are righteous, LORD, and Your judgments are upright.
  • Ps 124:6-7 : 6 Blessed be the Lord, who has not given us as prey to their teeth. 7 We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped.
  • Ps 140:5-9 : 5 Guard me, O LORD, from the hands of the wicked; protect me from men of violence who plot to overthrow my steps. 6 The arrogant have hidden traps for me; they have spread out cords as a net and set snares for me along my path. Selah. 7 I said to the LORD, 'You are my God.' Listen, O LORD, to my cries for mercy. 8 O LORD, my Master, the strength of my salvation, you have shielded my head on the day of battle. 9 Do not grant the desires of the wicked, O LORD; do not let their plans succeed, lest they exalt themselves. Selah. 10 May the heads of those who surround me be covered with the trouble their lips have caused. 11 May burning coals fall upon them; may they be thrown into the fire, into deep pits, never to rise again.
  • Lam 1:18 : 18 The LORD is righteous, for I have rebelled against his word. Listen, all you peoples; look at my suffering. My young women and my young men have gone into captivity.
  • Lam 3:22 : 22 Because of the LORD’s steadfast love we are not consumed, for His mercies never end.
  • Dan 9:7 : 7 Lord, righteousness belongs to You, but shame covers our faces today—to the people of Judah, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and all Israel, both near and far, in all the countries where You have driven them because of their unfaithfulness to You.