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Psalms 141:6-7

It is not difficult to translate these verses, but it seems impossible to give any satisfactory explanation of them in their present context. They may be rendered:

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See also Psalms 141:6-7 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Psalms 141:6. _WHEN THEIR JUDGES ARE OVERTHROWN IN STONY PLACES_] בידי סלע _biyedey sela_, "In the hands of the rock." Does this _rock_ signify a _strong_ or _fortified place_; and its _hands_...

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    WHEN ... - This passage is no less difficult than the preceding, and it seems almost impossible to determine its exact meaning. What is meant by “judges”? What judges are referred to by the word “thei...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    PSALM 140-142 These three Psalms are Psalms of David. The third one in this series, 142 is another Maschil, the last Maschil Psalm, being a prayer when David was in the cave. In these Psalms the distr...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    CXLI. FOR LOYALTY TO GOD AND HIS SAINTS. Psalms 141:1 f. The Psalmist begs Yahweh to hear his prayer. He utters this prayer in his house, and in true prophetic spirit hopes that it will be as acceptab...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    WHEN. Not in Hebrew text. JUDGES. rulers. Compare 2 Kings 9:33. IN STONY PLACES. as by. rock; or, over. rock. Hebrew by the hands of. rock. THEY: i.e. the people. WORDS. sayings. Hebrew. _'imrah._...

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    WHEN THEIR JUDGES— This first verse contains an account of David's humanity towards Saul, in giving him his life at two several times, when he had it in his power to destroy him as he pleased, says Mr...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    PSALMS 141 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE A Temptation to Conspiracy Shunned. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 141:1-3, Prayer for Guarded Speech. Stanza II., Psalms 141:4-5, Danger from Proffered Hospitalities. St

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet. WHEN THEIR JUDGES ARE OVERTHROWN IN STONY PLACES, THEY SHALL HEAR MY WORDS; FOR THEY ARE SWEET - Hebr...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    An obscure verse. 'When their judges are flung headlong by the sides of the crag, then shall they hear my words that they are sweet.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    An evening prayer in time of trouble. The Psalmist prays that he may be strengthened to resist temptation, and so escape the fate of evil men....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Psalms 107:150 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ AN EVENING *PRAYER PSALMS 141 Jesus said, "What will a man have if he buys the whole world but loses his own soul?" ...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    This verse again is full of obscurities. The first clause probably should be rendered, _Let their judges be broken to pieces by the force_ (literally, _hands_)_ of the rock;_ or, _let their judges be...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    נִשְׁמְט֣וּ בִֽ ידֵי ־סֶ֭לַע שֹׁפְטֵיהֶ֑ם וְ...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    Psalms 141:1 PART of this psalm is hopelessly obscure, and the connection is difficult throughout. It is a prayer of a harassed soul, tempted to slacken its hold on God, and therefore betaking itself...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

      HUMILITY Psalms 141:1-10 This is an evening psalm. Acceptable prayer is as the smoke of incense rising in the still air, Revelation 5:8; Revelation 8:3-4. Each day we should ask to be delivered f...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    In this song the influence of the external troubles upon the inner life of the singer is revealed. Throughout it breathes the spirit of fear lest the soul should be seduced from the attitude of whole-...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall (g) hear my words; for they are sweet. (g) The people who follow their wicked rulers in persecuting the prophet will repent and turn to Go...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Living. On the earth, (Berthier) or land of Judea, (St. Chrysostom) in this life, (Calmet) or in the next. In all, God is our only protector, and reward, Psalm xv. 5. (Berthier)_...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    If these words be the words of Christ, delivered by David in the spirit of prophecy (and as they are spoken of one person, they should seem to be so) perhaps the sense is, "when the great ones of the...

  • John Calvin's Bible Commentary

    6._Their judges have been thrown down upon stony places _(240) Almost all interpreters agree, that the tense of the verb should be changed from the preterit to the future, and then resolve it into the...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 140 THROUGH 144. The five following psalms go over ground which we have trodden over in detail: only they apply to a restored Israel, still in conflict, and not...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    WHEN THEIR JUDGES ARE OVERTHROWN IN STONY PLACES,.... The judges of David's adversaries, the workers of iniquity; meaning Saul, Abner, c. Arama refers this to Saul and his sons being slain on the moun...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet. Ver. 6. _When their judges are overthrown_] As I like just reprehensions, so I suffer unjust persecutio...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _When their judges are overthrown_, &c. “Of this verse, as it stands in our translation,” says Dr. Horne, “I know not what can be made. When literally rendered from the Hebrew, it runs thus; _Their ju...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    EVENING PSALM IN THE MIDST OF TRIALS. A psalm of David, a prayer for deliverance from afflictions and from the enemies who cause them....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    When their judges, that is, the rulers and leaders of the enemies, ARE OVERTHROWN IN STONY PLACES, cast down into utter destruction, THEY SHALL HEAR MY WORDS; FOR THEY ARE SWEET. The time would come,...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    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...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THEIR JUDGES; the chief of mine enemies, their governors civil and military. ARE OVERTHROWN; or, _shall be overthrown_, or cast down headlong by thine exemplary vengeance. Or, as others, were left fre...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Psalms 141:6 judges H8199 (H8802) overthrown H8058 (H8738) sides H3027 cliff H5553 hear H8085 (H8804) words...

  • Spurgeon's Bible Commentary

    Psalms 141:1. _LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee._ You see how a child of God prays when he is in trouble. David says, «I cry unto thee,» and the...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Prayer for God's favorable acceptance and powerful assistance. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: Though the snares be placed by the enemy with ever so much subtlety, God can, and will, s...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    This psalm, like the last, is generally supposed to have been composed by David during his persecution by Saul, probably when he fled to Achish. The late Rev. Mr. Peters, a Cornish clergyman, has favo...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Lord, I cry unto Thee._ AN INVOCATION FOR THE TRULY DESIRABLE IN HUMAN LIFE: - I. Divine attention to human aspirations (verses 1, 2). 1. For immediate attention. 2. For favourable attention. II...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 141:1. This is an individual lament, a prayer that God will protect the faithful person against all insincerity and compromise....

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 141:6 As the esv footnote explains, the Hebrew here is difficult. The main point is that eventually God will bring his judgment upon the JUDGES. Then the faithful person will be v...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    INTRODUCTION “This Psalm presents,” says Perowne, “some peculiar difficulties of Interpretation, which, however, are due neither to the words employed nor to the grammatical construction, but to the e...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION ALMOST wholly a psalm of supplication. David is again in danger, and needs a prompt deliverance (Psalms 141:1). This time the danger seems to be that he may fall away, and be absorbed into...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Psa 140:1-13, another psalm of David. Deliver me, O LORD, from the evil man: preserve me from the violent man; Which imagine mischiefs in their heart; continually are they gathered together for war. T...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Chronicles 10:1; 1 Chronicles 11:1; 1 Chronicles 12:38; 1 Chronicles 13:2;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Judges — The chief of mine enemies. Overthrown — Or, cast down headlong by thine exemplary vengeance. Hear — Hearken unto my counsels and offers which now they despise....

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