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for they are sweet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/141.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Their judges are overthrown by the sides of the cliff, And they hear my words, for they are sweet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/141.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock, And they hear my words, for they are pleasant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/141.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock, And they hear my words, for they are pleasant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/141.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock, And they hear my words, for they are pleasant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/141.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the cliff, And they hear my words, for they are pleasant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/141.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Their [wicked, godless] judges are thrown down the sides of the rocky cliff, And they [who followed them] will hear my words, for they are pleasant (just).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/141.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When their rulers will be thrown off the sides of a cliff, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/141.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />When their rulers will be thrown off the sides of a cliff, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/141.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock; And they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/141.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Everyone will admit that I was right when their rulers are thrown down a rocky cliff, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/141.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock; and they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/141.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />When their judges are thrown off a cliff, they will listen to what I have to say. It will sound pleasant [to them].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/141.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />When their rulers are thrown down from rocky cliffs, the people will admit that my words were true. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/141.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />When their judges are thrown off the cliff, the people will hear my words, for they are appropriate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/141.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They will be thrown down the side of a cliff by their judges. They will listen to my words, for they are pleasant. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/141.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock. They will hear my words, for they are well spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/141.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/141.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/141.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock. They will hear my words, for they are well spoken. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/141.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Their judges have been released by the sides of a rock, "" And they have heard my sayings, "" For they have been pleasant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/141.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Their judges have been released by the sides of a rock, And they have heard my sayings, For they have been pleasant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/141.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Their judges were cast down against the hands of the rock, and they heard my words, for they were sweet.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/141.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />their judges falling upon the rock have been swallowed up. They shall hear my words, for they have prevailed: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/141.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 140:6>Their judges have been engulfed, joined to the rocks. They will hear my words, which have prevailed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/141.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />May their leaders be cast over the cliff, so that they hear that my speeches are pleasing. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/141.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />When they are given over to those who shall condemn them, then they shall learn that my words were pleasant.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/141.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />When their judges are stopped by a strong hand, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/141.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And their Judges were restrained by the hand of The Stone, and they heard my words, for they are sweet.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/141.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock; And they shall hear my words, that they are sweet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/141.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Their mighty ones have been swallowed up near the rock: they shall hear my words, for they are sweet.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/141-6.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=17550" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/141.htm">Come Quickly to Me</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>Let 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. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8199.htm" title="8199: šō·p̄ə·ṭê·hem (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 3mp) -- To judge, govern. ">When their rulers</a> <a href="/hebrew/8058.htm" title="8058: niš·mə·ṭū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To let drop. A primitive root; to fling down; incipiently to jostle; figuratively, to let alone, desist, remit.">are thrown down</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: ḇî·ḏê- (Prep-b:: N-fdc) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/5553.htm" title="5553: se·la‘ (N-ms) -- A crag, cliff. From an unused root meaning to be lofty; a craggy rock, literally or figuratively.">the cliffs,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: wə·šā·mə·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">the people will listen</a> <a href="/hebrew/561.htm" title="561: ’ă·mā·ray (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Speech, word. From 'amar; something said.">to my words,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/5276.htm" title="5276: nā·‘ê·mū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To be pleasant, delightful, or lovely. A primitive root; to be agreeable.">they are pleasant.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-21.htm">Proverbs 11:21</a></span><br />Be assured that the wicked will not go unpunished, but the offspring of the righteous will escape.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/28-17.htm">Isaiah 28:17</a></span><br />I will make justice the measuring line and righteousness the level. Hail will sweep away your refuge of lies, and water will flood your hiding place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/18-18.htm">Jeremiah 18:18</a></span><br />Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/11-1.htm">Ezekiel 11:1-4</a></span><br />Then the Spirit lifted me up and brought me to the gate of the house of the LORD that faces east. And there at the entrance of the gate were twenty-five men. Among them I saw Jaazaniah son of Azzur and Pelatiah son of Benaiah, who were leaders of the people. / And the LORD said to me, “Son of man, these are the men who plot evil and give wicked counsel in this city. / They are saying, ‘Is not the time near to build houses? The city is the cooking pot, and we are the meat.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/3-1.htm">Micah 3:1-4</a></span><br />Then I said: “Hear now, O leaders of Jacob, you rulers of the house of Israel. Should you not know justice? / You hate good and love evil. You tear the skin from my people and strip the flesh from their bones. / You eat the flesh of my people after stripping off their skin and breaking their bones. You chop them up like flesh for the cooking pot, like meat in a cauldron.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-33.htm">Matthew 23:33-36</a></span><br />You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape the sentence of hell? / Because of this, I am sending you prophets and wise men and teachers. Some of them you will kill and crucify, and others you will flog in your synagogues and persecute from town to town. / And so upon you will come all the righteous blood shed on earth, from the blood of righteous Abel to the blood of Zechariah son of Berechiah, whom you murdered between the temple and the altar. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-49.htm">Luke 11:49-51</a></span><br />Because of this, the wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles; some of them they will kill and others they will persecute.’ / As a result, this generation will be charged with the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the foundation of the world, / from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was killed between the altar and the sanctuary. Yes, I tell you, all of it will be charged to this generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-53</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— / you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-8.htm">Romans 11:8-10</a></span><br />as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.” / And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them. / May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-19.htm">1 Corinthians 3:19-20</a></span><br />For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness.” / And again, “The Lord knows that the thoughts of the wise are futile.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/10-5.htm">2 Corinthians 10:5</a></span><br />We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-6.htm">Ephesians 5:6</a></span><br />Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-15.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:15-16</a></span><br />who killed both the Lord Jesus and their own prophets and drove us out as well. They are displeasing to God and hostile to all men, / hindering us from telling the Gentiles how they may be saved. As a result, they continue to heap up their sins to full capacity; the utmost wrath has come upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-8.htm">2 Timothy 3:8-9</a></span><br />Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith. / But they will not advance much further. For just like Jannes and Jambres, their folly will be plain to everyone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-12.htm">Hebrews 3:12-13</a></span><br />See to it, brothers, that none of you has a wicked heart of unbelief that turns away from the living God. / But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.</p><p class="hdg">when their judges</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/31-1.htm">1 Samuel 31:1-8</a></b></br> Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/1-17.htm">2 Samuel 1:17</a></b></br> And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/10-1.htm">1 Chronicles 10:1-7</a></b></br> Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa… </p><p class="hdg">they shall hear</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/2-4.htm">2 Samuel 2:4</a></b></br> And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, <i>That</i> the men of Jabeshgilead <i>were they</i> that buried Saul.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/5-1.htm">2 Samuel 5:1-3</a></b></br> Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we <i>are</i> thy bone and thy flesh… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/11-1.htm">1 Chronicles 11:1-3</a></b></br> Then all Israel gathered themselves to David unto Hebron, saying, Behold, we <i>are</i> thy bone and thy flesh… </p><p class="hdg">for they</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/45-2.htm">Psalm 45:2</a></b></br> Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/2-5.htm">2 Samuel 2:5,6</a></b></br> And David sent messengers unto the men of Jabeshgilead, and said unto them, Blessed <i>be</i> ye of the LORD, that ye have shewed this kindness unto your lord, <i>even</i> unto Saul, and have buried him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/23-1.htm">2 Samuel 23:1</a></b></br> Now these <i>be</i> the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, and the man <i>who was</i> raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel, said,</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/104-18.htm">Cliffs</a> <a href="/psalms/109-31.htm">Condemn</a> <a href="/psalms/140-11.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/psalms/141-1.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/psalms/141-1.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/psalms/138-4.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/psalms/122-5.htm">Judges</a> <a href="/psalms/119-73.htm">Learn</a> <a href="/psalms/119-78.htm">Overthrown</a> <a href="/psalms/135-6.htm">Places</a> <a href="/psalms/135-3.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/psalms/137-9.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/psalms/137-9.htm">Rocks</a> <a href="/psalms/132-12.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/psalms/140-5.htm">Side</a> <a href="/psalms/128-3.htm">Sides</a> <a href="/mark/4-16.htm">Stony</a> <a href="/psalms/141-2.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/psalms/140-10.htm">Thrown</a> <a href="/psalms/132-11.htm">True.</a> <a href="/psalms/141-5.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/psalms/139-4.htm">Word</a> <a href="/psalms/138-4.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/2-21.htm">Cliffs</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-2.htm">Condemn</a> <a href="/psalms/144-6.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/psalms/142-6.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/psalms/143-1.htm">Hear</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-1.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/psalms/148-11.htm">Judges</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-5.htm">Learn</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-11.htm">Overthrown</a> <a href="/psalms/143-3.htm">Places</a> <a href="/psalms/147-1.htm">Pleasant</a> <a href="/psalms/141-7.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-26.htm">Rocks</a> <a href="/psalms/146-3.htm">Rulers</a> <a href="/psalms/142-4.htm">Side</a> <a href="/songs/2-14.htm">Sides</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-6.htm">Stony</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-24.htm">Sweet</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-26.htm">Thrown</a> <a href="/psalms/144-15.htm">True.</a> <a href="/psalms/141-10.htm">Wicked</a> <a href="/psalms/143-8.htm">Word</a> <a href="/psalms/144-8.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 141</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/141-1.htm">David prays that his suit may be acceptable</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/141-3.htm">His conscience sincere</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/141-7.htm">And his life free from snares</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/141.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/141.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs</b><br>This phrase evokes imagery of divine judgment and the downfall of the wicked. In biblical times, cliffs or high places were often associated with places of power or idolatry. The act of being thrown down signifies a sudden and decisive judgment. This can be seen as a metaphor for God's justice against corrupt leadership, reminiscent of the fate of the wicked in <a href="/psalms/37-35.htm">Psalm 37:35-36</a>. The imagery may also recall the fate of King Saul, who fell on Mount Gilboa (<a href="/1_samuel/31.htm">1 Samuel 31:1-4</a>), symbolizing the fall of those who oppose God's anointed.<p><b>the people will listen to my words</b><br>Here, the psalmist expresses confidence that once the unjust rulers are removed, the people will be more receptive to righteous guidance. This reflects a common biblical theme where the removal of wickedness leads to a restoration of order and truth, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/29-2.htm">Proverbs 29:2</a>. The psalmist's words are likely aligned with God's truth, suggesting that divine wisdom will prevail once obstacles are removed.<p><b>for they are pleasant</b><br>The psalmist describes his words as pleasant, indicating that they are not only truthful but also appealing and beneficial. This aligns with the biblical portrayal of God's words as sweet and desirable, as in <a href="/psalms/19-10.htm">Psalm 19:10</a>, where God's decrees are compared to honey. The pleasantness of the psalmist's words suggests they bring peace, wisdom, and comfort, qualities that are often associated with the teachings of Jesus Christ, who is described as the Word made flesh (<a href="/john/1-14.htm">John 1:14</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/141.htm">Psalm 141</a>, David is expressing a prayer for protection and deliverance from wickedness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/r/rulers.htm">Rulers</a></b><br>These are likely the leaders or influential figures who oppose David or represent wickedness and injustice.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/c/cliffs.htm">Cliffs</a></b><br>Symbolic of a place of downfall or destruction, representing the judgment or removal of the wicked.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_people.htm">The People</a></b><br>Those who witness the downfall of the wicked rulers and are open to listening to David's words.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/d/david's_words.htm">David's Words</a></b><br>The teachings or messages of David, which are described as pleasant and presumably aligned with God's truth.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_justice.htm">Trust in God's Justice</a></b><br>David's confidence in God's ability to bring down wicked rulers reminds us to trust in God's timing and justice rather than seeking revenge ourselves.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_righteous_words.htm">The Power of Righteous Words</a></b><br>David's words are described as pleasant, indicating the importance of speaking truth and grace, even in the face of opposition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/witnessing_to_others.htm">Witnessing to Others</a></b><br>The people's willingness to listen after witnessing the downfall of the wicked suggests that our testimony can be powerful when it aligns with God's actions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_and_patience.htm">Humility and Patience</a></b><br>David's reliance on God to deal with his enemies teaches us the value of humility and patience, waiting for God's intervention.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a></b><br>The downfall of rulers serves as a reminder of the responsibility of leaders to act justly and align with God's will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_141.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 141</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_33_6_align_with_science.htm">If Psalm 33:6 says the heavens were made by God's word alone, how does this align with scientific evidence for the gradual formation of the universe?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_god's_words_as_flawless.htm">In Psalm 12:6, how can we scientifically verify that God's words are metaphorically 'flawless' like silver purified seven times?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_47_8_align_with_other_faiths.htm">How does Psalm 47:8's assertion that God reigns over all nations reconcile with the presence of countless other religions and deities throughout history?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_82_1_fit_with_deut._6_4.htm">How can a 'divine council' (Psalm 82:1) fit with passages claiming there is only one God (Deuteronomy 6:4)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/141.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) This verse again is full of obscurities. The first clause probably should be rendered, <span class= "ital">Let their judges be broken to pieces by the force </span>(literally, <span class= "ital">hands</span>)<span class= "ital"> of the rock; </span>or, <span class= "ital">let their judges be cast down by the sides of the cliff--i.e., </span>hurled down the precipitous face of the ravine (See <a href="/2_chronicles/25-12.htm" title="And other ten thousand left alive did the children of Judah carry away captive, and brought them to the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces.">2Chronicles 25:12</a>, and notice that the word here is "Sela'," the name of the capital of Edom; comp. <a href="/hosea/10-14.htm" title="Therefore shall a tumult arise among your people, and all your fortresses shall be spoiled, as Shalman spoiled Betharbel in the day of battle: the mother was dashed in pieces on her children.">Hosea 10:14</a>; <a href="/psalms/137-9.htm" title="Happy shall he be, that takes and dashes your little ones against the stones.">Psalm 137:9</a>, where, however, the expression is "against the cliff.")<p><span class= "bld">They shall </span>. . .--Better, <span class= "ital">then shall they hear my words; how dainty they are, </span>&c. The expression is ironical. The ungodly party, when their power is broken, instead of being entertained by the poet at a licentious banquet, will listen indeed to his words--shall hear a "dainty song" from him--viz., "a song of triumph."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/141.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words.</span> Calamity opens the heart to receive instruction. The "judges" - <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. the leaders - among David's enemies are visited with a grievous calamity, expressed metaphorically by their being dashed upon rocks. This disposes them to listen to David's words, which are well worth listening to, since <span class="cmt_word">they are sweet</span>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/141-6.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">When their rulers</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁפְטֵיהֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(šō·p̄ə·ṭê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8199.htm">Strong's 8199: </a> </span><span class="str2">To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">are thrown</span><br /><span class="heb">נִשְׁמְט֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(niš·mə·ṭū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8058.htm">Strong's 8058: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fling down, to jostle, to let alone, desist, remit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">בִֽידֵי־</span> <span class="translit">(ḇî·ḏê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - fdc<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the cliffs,</span><br /><span class="heb">סֶ֭לַע</span> <span class="translit">(se·la‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5553.htm">Strong's 5553: </a> </span><span class="str2">A craggy rock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the people will listen</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשָׁמְע֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šā·mə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to my words,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲ֝מָרַ֗י</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·mā·ray)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_561.htm">Strong's 561: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something said</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">they are pleasant.</span><br /><span class="heb">נָעֵֽמוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(nā·‘ê·mū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5276.htm">Strong's 5276: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be pleasant, delightful, or lovely</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/141-6.htm">Psalm 141:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/141-6.htm">Psalm 141:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/141-6.htm">Psalm 141:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/141-6.htm">Psalm 141:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/141-6.htm">Psalm 141:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/141-6.htm">Psalm 141:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/141-6.htm">Psalm 141:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/141-6.htm">Psalm 141:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/141-6.htm">Psalm 141:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/141-6.htm">Psalm 141:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/141-6.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 141:6 Their judges are thrown down by (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/141-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 141:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 141:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/141-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 141:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 141:7" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>