Psalms 141:7

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

5May the righteous strike me with mercy and discipline me; It is oil for the head; My head shall not refuse it, For my prayer is still against their evil deeds. 6Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock, And they hear my words, for they are pleasant. As when one plows and breaks open the earth, Our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol. 8For my eyes are toward You, God, the Lord; In You I take refuge; do not leave me defenseless. 9Keep me from the jaws of the trap which they have set for me, And from the snares of those who do wrong.

Psalms 141:7 word by word

כְּמ֤וֹ פֹלֵ֣חַ וּבֹקֵ֣עַ בָּאָ֑רֶץ נִפְזְר֥וּ עֲ֝צָמֵ֗ינוּ לְפִ֣י שְׁאֽוֹל׃Read the interlinear

• plowsפָּלַחpâlach · to cleaveH6398
• and breaksבָּקַעbâqa‛ · to break up/openH1234
• the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• bonesעֶ֫צֶם‛etsem · boneH6106
• have been scatteredפָּזַרpâzar · to scatterH6340
• mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• Sheolשְׁאוֹלshe'ôl she'ôl · hell: SheolH7585

Cross-references for Psalms 141:7

• Psalms 44:22But for Your sake we are killed all day long; We are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.
• 1 Samuel 22:18Then the king said to Doeg, “You, turn around and attack the priests!” And Doeg the Edomite turned around and attacked the priests, and he killed on that day eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.
• Romans 8:36Just as it is written: “For Your sake we are killed all day long; We were regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.”
• 2 Corinthians 1:9Indeed, we had the sentence of death within ourselves so that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead,
• Hebrews 11:37They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were tempted, they were put to death with the sword; they went about in sheepskins, in goatskins, being destitute, afflicted, tormented
• Revelation 11:8And their dead bodies will lie on the street of the great city which spiritually 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

Topics related to Psalms 141:7

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Hell

In the dictionaries

• Manasseh
• Cleave
• Mouth
• Plow
• Psalms, Book of
• plow, plower, plowman, plowmen, plowshare, unplowed

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