The LORD Cuts Asunder the Cords of Tyranny
When the psalmist declares, "The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked," he invokes a vivid image drawn from agricultural...
This is historical examples on god's righteousness and divine intervention against oppression, drawing on Psalms 129:4.
When the psalmist declares, "The LORD is righteous: he hath cut asunder the cords of the wicked," he invokes a vivid image drawn from agricultural labor. The Hebrew word for "cords" refers to the thick, twisted harness by which oxen are bound to the plough—yoked and controlled by their master's hand. Spurgeon recognized that these cords represent far more than mere rope: they symbolize the intertwined machinations, cruelties, and violence by which the wicked exercise dominion over the innocent.…
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