Berean Standard Bible
Psalms 141:7
7As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
Psalms 141:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.
- New International Version (NIV)They will say, “As one plows and breaks up the earth, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of the grave.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)As when one plows and breaks up the earth, so shall our bones be scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Our bones are scattered at the mouth of the grave, As when one plows and breaks up the earth.
Context of Psalms 141:7
5Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked. 6When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasant. As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol. 8But my eyes are fixed on You, O GOD the Lord. In You I seek refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless. 9Keep me from the snares they have laid for me, and from the lures of evildoers.
Read all of Psalms 141Psalms 141:7 word by word
כְּמ֤וֹ פֹלֵ֣חַ וּבֹקֵ֣עַ בָּאָ֑רֶץ נִפְזְר֥וּ עֲ֝צָמֵ֗ינוּ לְפִ֣י שְׁאֽוֹל׃Read the interlinear
- As whenכְּמוֹkemô kâmô · likeH3644
- one plowsפָּלַחpâlach · to cleaveH6398
- and breaks upבָּקַעbâqa‛ · to break up/openH1234
- the soilאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- so our bonesעֶ֫צֶם‛etsem · boneH6106
- have been scatteredפָּזַרpâzar · to scatterH6340
- at the mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
- of Sheolשְׁאוֹלshe'ôl she'ôl · hell: SheolH7585
Cross-references for Psalms 141:7
- Psalms 44:22Yet for Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.
- 1 Samuel 22:18So the king ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself. On that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.
- Romans 8:36As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
- 2 Corinthians 1:9Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.
- Hebrews 11:37They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated.
- Revelation 11:8Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where their Lord was also crucified.
Commentaries on Psalms 141:7
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Our bones are scattered at the grave‘s mouth - We are, indeed, now like bones scattered in the places of graves; we seem to be weak, feeble, disorganized. We are in a condition which of itself seems to be hopeless: as hopeless as it would be for dry bones scattered when they were buried to rise up and attack an enemy. The reference is to the condition of David and his followers as pursued by a mighty foe. His hope was not in his own forces, but in the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-10Verses 5-10 We should be ready to welcome the rebuke of our heavenly Father, and also the reproof of our brethren. It shall not break my head, if it may but help to break my heart: we must show that we take it kindly. Those who slighted the word of God before, will be glad of it when in affliction, for that opens the ear to instruction. When the world is bitter, the word is sweet. Let us lift our prayer unto God. Let us entreat him to rescue us from the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-10The psalmist prays for rescue and for wisdom. He also looks ahead to the end of evil. The idea that people receive what they deserve (Psalm 141:10) holds the psalm together.Read the comment
- Rashi on Tanakh · v. 7As one who chops wood.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 141
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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