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Psalms 141:7
7As when one plows and breaks up the soil, turning up rocks, 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 one strike me — it is an act of faithful love; let him rebuke me — it is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. Even now my prayer is against the evil acts of the wicked. 6When their rulers will be thrown off the sides of a cliff, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasing. As when one plows and breaks up the soil, turning up rocks, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol. 8But my eyes look to you, Lord, my Lord. I seek refuge in you; do not let me die. 9Protect me from the trap they have set for me, and from the snares of evildoers.
Read all of Psalms 141Psalms 141:7 word by word
כְּמ֤וֹ פֹלֵ֣חַ וּבֹקֵ֣עַ בָּאָ֑רֶץ נִפְזְר֥וּ עֲ֝צָמֵ֗ינוּ לְפִ֣י שְׁאֽוֹל׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 141:7
- Psalms 44:22Because of you we are being put to death all day long; we are counted as sheep to be slaughtered.
- 1 Samuel 22:18So the king said to Doeg, “Go and execute the priests!” So Doeg the Edomite went and executed the priests himself. On that day, he killed eighty-five men who wore linen ephods.
- Romans 8:36As it is written: Because of you we are being put to death all day long; we are counted as sheep to be slaughtered.
- 2 Corinthians 1:9Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death, so 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 died by the sword, they wandered about in sheepskins, in goatskins, destitute, afflicted, and mistreated.
- Revelation 11:8Their dead bodies will lie in the main street of the great city, which figuratively is called Sodom and Egypt, where also their Lord was 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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