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href="/bsb/psalms/141.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/141.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />They will say, &#8220As one plows and breaks up the earth, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of the grave.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/141.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Like rocks brought up by a plow, the bones of the wicked will lie scattered without burial.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/141.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />As when one plows and breaks up the earth, so shall our bones be scattered at the mouth of Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/141.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/141.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth <i>wood</i> upon the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/141.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Our bones are scattered at the mouth of the grave, As when one plows and breaks up the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/141.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />As when one plows and breaks open the earth, Our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/141.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />As when one plows and breaks open the earth, Our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/141.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />As when one plows and breaks open the earth, Our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/141.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />As when one plows and splits open the earth, Our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/141.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />As when the one plows and breaks open the ground [and the soil scatters behind him], Our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol [by the injustices of the wicked].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/141.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As when one plows and breaks up the soil, turning up rocks, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/141.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />As when one plows and breaks up the soil, turning up rocks, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/141.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />As when one ploweth and cleaveth the earth, Our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/141.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and their bones lie scattered like crushed rocks on top of a grave. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/141.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />As when one ploweth and cleaveth the earth, our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/141.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />As someone plows and breaks up the ground, so our bones will be planted at the mouth of the grave. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/141.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Like wood that is split and chopped into bits, so their bones are scattered at the edge of the grave. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/141.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Just as one plows and breaks up the earth, our bones are scattered near the entrance to the place of the dead. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/141.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/141.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/141.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"As when one plows and breaks up the earth, our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/141.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/141.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“As when one plows and breaks up the earth, our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/141.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />As one tilling and ripping up in the land, "" Have our bones been scattered at the command of Saul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/141.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> As one tilling and ripping up in the land, Have our bones been scattered at the command of Saul.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/141.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />As he cutting up and cleaving asunder in the earth, our bones were scattered at the mouth of hades.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/141.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />as when the thickness of the earth is broken up upon the ground: Our bones are scattered by the side of hell. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/141.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 140:7>as when the lava of the earth has erupted above ground. Our bones have been scattered beside Hell.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/141.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Like the plowing and breaking up of the earth, our bones are strewn at the mouth of Sheol. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/141.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Like a rock that one breaks apart and shatters on the land, so shall their bones be strewn at the mouth of Sheol.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/141.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Like the ploughshare that scatters the earth, let their bones be scattered at the mouth of the grave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/141.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Like a plowshare tears open the Earth, their bones are scattered over the mouth of Sheol.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/141.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />As when one cleaveth and breaketh up the earth, Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/141.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />As a lump of earth is crushed upon the ground, our bones have been scattered by the <i>mouth of</i> the grave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/141-7.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=17558" 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">6</span>When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasant. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3644.htm" title="3644: kə·mōw (Prep) -- Like, as, when. Or kamow; a form of the prefix k-, but used separately; as, thus, so.">As when</a> <a href="/hebrew/6398.htm" title="6398: p̄ō·lê·aḥ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To cleave. A primitive root; to slice, i.e. Break open or pierce.">one plows</a> <a href="/hebrew/1234.htm" title="1234: ū·ḇō·qê·a‘ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To cleave, break open or through. A primitive root; to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open.">and breaks up</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the soil,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6106.htm" title="6106: ‘ă·ṣā·mê·nū (N-fpc:: 1cp) -- Bone, substance, self. From atsam; a bone; by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. Selfsame.">so our bones</a> <a href="/hebrew/6340.htm" title="6340: nip̄·zə·rū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To scatter. A primitive root; to scatter, whether in enmity or bounty.">have been scattered</a> <a href="/hebrew/6310.htm" title="6310: lə·p̄î (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- Mouth. From pa'ah; the mouth, whether literal or figurative; specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially according to.">at the mouth</a> <a href="/hebrew/7585.htm" title="7585: šə·’ō·wl (N-cs) -- Or shol; from sha'al; Hades or the world of the dead, including its accessories and inmates.">of Sheol.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>But my eyes are fixed on You, O GOD the Lord. In You I seek refuge; do not leave my soul defenseless.…<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="/ezekiel/37-1.htm">Ezekiel 37:1-14</a></span><br />The hand of the LORD was upon me, and He brought me out by His Spirit and set me down in the middle of the valley, and it was full of bones. / He led me all around among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, and indeed, they were very dry. / Then He asked me, “Son of man, can these bones come to life?” “O Lord GOD,” I replied, “only You know.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/26-19.htm">Isaiah 26:19</a></span><br />Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/19-25.htm">Job 19:25-27</a></span><br />But I know that my Redeemer lives, and in the end He will stand upon the earth. / Even after my skin has been destroyed, yet in my flesh I will see God. / I will see Him for myself; my eyes will behold Him, and not as a stranger. How my heart yearns within me!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/12-2.htm">Daniel 12:2</a></span><br />And many who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake, some to everlasting life, but others to shame and everlasting contempt.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-14.htm">Hosea 13:14</a></span><br />I will ransom them from the power of Sheol; I will redeem them from Death. Where, O Death, are your plagues? Where, O Sheol, is your sting? Compassion is hidden from My eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/15-42.htm">1 Corinthians 15:42-44</a></span><br />So will it be with the resurrection of the dead: What is sown is perishable; it is raised imperishable. / It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power. / It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. If there is a natural body, there is also a spiritual body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-11.htm">Romans 8:11</a></span><br />And if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit, who lives in you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/5-28.htm">John 5:28-29</a></span><br />Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming when all who are in their graves will hear His voice / and come out—those who have done good to the resurrection of life, and those who have done evil to the resurrection of judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-12.htm">Revelation 20:12-13</a></span><br />And I saw the dead, great and small, standing before the throne. And books were opened, and one of them was the Book of Life. And the dead were judged according to their deeds, as recorded in the books. / The sea gave up its dead, and Death and Hades gave up their dead, and each one was judged according to his deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-52.htm">Matthew 27:52-53</a></span><br />The tombs broke open, and the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep were raised. / After Jesus’ resurrection, when they had come out of the tombs, they entered the holy city and appeared to many people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/4-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 4:16</a></span><br />For the Lord Himself will descend from heaven with a loud command, with the voice of an archangel, and with the trumpet of God, and the dead in Christ will be the first to rise.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-21.htm">Philippians 3:21</a></span><br />who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-1.htm">2 Corinthians 5:1-4</a></span><br />For we know that if the earthly tent we live in is dismantled, we have a building from God, an eternal house in heaven, not built by human hands. / For in this tent we groan, longing to be clothed with our heavenly dwelling, / because when we are clothed, we will not be found naked. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/11-25.htm">John 11:25-26</a></span><br />Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies. / And everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/24-15.htm">Acts 24:15</a></span><br />and I have the same hope in God that they themselves cherish, that there will be a resurrection of both the righteous and the wicked.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cuts and splits wood on the earth.</p><p class="hdg">bones</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/44-22.htm">Psalm 44:22</a></b></br> Yea, for thy sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/22-18.htm">1 Samuel 22:18,19</a></b></br> And the king said to Doeg, Turn thou, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/8-36.htm">Romans 8:36</a></b></br> As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/139-15.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/psalms/119-20.htm">Breaketh</a> <a href="/psalms/107-16.htm">Breaks</a> <a href="/psalms/129-4.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/psalms/119-25.htm">Cleaves</a> <a href="/psalms/119-25.htm">Cleaveth</a> <a href="/psalms/119-98.htm">Command</a> <a href="/psalms/109-15.htm">Cutteth</a> <a href="/psalms/140-11.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/psalms/116-3.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/psalms/141-3.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/psalms/135-2.htm">Open</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-10.htm">Ploweth</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-10.htm">Plows</a> <a href="/psalms/7-2.htm">Ripping</a> <a href="/psalms/141-6.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/psalms/59-1.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/psalms/112-9.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/psalms/107-16.htm">Shatters</a> <a href="/psalms/139-8.htm">Sheol</a> <a href="/2_kings/7-15.htm">Strewn</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/27-26.htm">Tilling</a> <a href="/psalms/139-8.htm">Underworld</a> <a href="/psalms/132-6.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/3-8.htm">Bones</a> <a href="/proverbs/14-1.htm">Breaketh</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-4.htm">Breaks</a> <a href="/psalms/147-3.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-11.htm">Cleaves</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-9.htm">Cleaveth</a> <a href="/psalms/147-15.htm">Command</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-6.htm">Cutteth</a> <a href="/psalms/143-3.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-12.htm">Grave</a> <a href="/psalms/144-8.htm">Mouth</a> <a href="/psalms/145-16.htm">Open</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-24.htm">Ploweth</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-24.htm">Plows</a> <a href="/psalms/7-2.htm">Ripping</a> <a href="/psalms/144-1.htm">Rock</a> <a href="/isaiah/10-29.htm">Saul</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-16.htm">Scattered</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-29.htm">Shatters</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-12.htm">Sheol</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-5.htm">Strewn</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-11.htm">Tilling</a> <a href="/psalms/143-7.htm">Underworld</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-20.htm">Wood</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>As when one plows and breaks up the soil</b><br>This phrase evokes the imagery of agricultural practices familiar to the ancient Near Eastern context. Plowing and breaking up the soil were essential for preparing the ground for planting, symbolizing disruption and transformation. In biblical literature, plowing often represents judgment or preparation for new growth (<a href="/jeremiah/4-3.htm">Jeremiah 4:3</a>, <a href="/hosea/10-12.htm">Hosea 10:12</a>). The act of breaking the soil can also symbolize the breaking of human pride or the hard-heartedness of people, making them receptive to God's word (<a href="/isaiah/28-24.htm">Isaiah 28:24-29</a>).<p><b>so our bones have been scattered</b><br>The scattering of bones is a vivid image of defeat and disgrace, often associated with the aftermath of battle or divine judgment (<a href="/ezekiel/6-5.htm">Ezekiel 6:5</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/8.htm">Jeremiah 8:1-2</a>). In ancient Israelite culture, proper burial was crucial for honoring the dead, and the scattering of bones would have been seen as a profound dishonor. This imagery may also reflect the psalmist's sense of vulnerability and exposure to enemies, as well as a plea for divine intervention and restoration.<p><b>at the mouth of Sheol</b><br>Sheol in the Hebrew Bible is often depicted as the realm of the dead, a shadowy place where the deceased reside (<a href="/job/10-21.htm">Job 10:21-22</a>, <a href="/psalms/88-3.htm">Psalm 88:3-5</a>). The "mouth of Sheol" suggests proximity to death or the brink of the grave, emphasizing the psalmist's dire situation. This phrase can also be seen as a metaphor for the threat of annihilation or the overwhelming power of death. In Christian theology, Sheol is sometimes understood as a precursor to the concept of hell, and the psalmist's cry can be seen as a foreshadowing of Christ's victory over death and the grave (<a href="/1_corinthians/15-55.htm">1 Corinthians 15:55-57</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 deep sense of vulnerability and seeking God's protection and guidance.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sheol.htm">Sheol</a></b><br>In Hebrew thought, Sheol is the realm of the dead, often depicted as a place of darkness and separation from the living.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/imagery_of_plowing.htm">Imagery of Plowing</a></b><br>The act of plowing and breaking up soil is used metaphorically to describe destruction or scattering, emphasizing the depth of despair or defeat.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_despair.htm">Understanding Despair</a></b><br>Recognize that even the faithful experience moments of deep despair and vulnerability. David's imagery of bones scattered at Sheol's mouth reflects a profound sense of hopelessness that believers may encounter.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_death.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Death</a></b><br>Despite the imagery of death and Sheol, believers can trust in God's sovereignty and power to redeem and restore, as seen in the resurrection hope throughout Scripture.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/prayer_as_a_refuge.htm">Prayer as a Refuge</a></b><br>David's psalm is a prayer, reminding us that in times of distress, turning to God in prayer is a vital refuge and source of strength.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_spiritual_warfare.htm">The Reality of Spiritual Warfare</a></b><br>The scattering of bones can symbolize spiritual attacks or trials. Believers are called to remain vigilant and seek God's protection.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>Just as plowed soil can lead to new growth, God can bring renewal and restoration from our brokenness and despair.<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/psalm_141_7__historical_proof_of_imagery.htm">Psalm 141:7 – Does any historical or archaeological record validate the imagery of the wicked being scattered like broken bones at the grave’s mouth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_biblically_guide_children.htm">What does the Bible say about the nature of hell?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_the_soul_mortal_or_immortal.htm">Is the soul mortal or immortal?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_hell_like_in_the_bible.htm">What does the Bible say about the nature of hell?</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>(7) <span class= "bld">Our bones.--</span>The literal rendering of this verse is <span class= "ital">As when one cutteth and cleaveth in the earth our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.</span><p>The reading "our bones" necessarily makes this an abrupt transition from the fate of the unjust judges in the last verse to that of the afflicted people, but in a correction by a second hand in the Codex Alex. of the LXX. we find the much easier and more satisfactory "their bones"--a reading confirmed by the Syriac, Ethiopic, and Arabic versions; as also by the fact that the word here rendered "cleave" is that employed in <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> (see reference above, <a href="/psalms/141-6.htm" title="When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.">Psalm 141:6</a>) of the Edomites thrown from the cliff. But the abrupt transition is not unlikely in Hebrew poetry, and the more difficult reading is according to rule to be preserved.<p>The figure is mistaken in the Authorised Version. The reference is not to the ground strewn with the logs left by a woodcutter, but to the clods of earth left by the plough. Keeping the present text, and making the figure refer to the righteous, we should naturally compare <a href="/psalms/129-3.htm" title="The plowers plowed on my back: they made long their furrows.">Psalm 129:3</a>, where ploughing is used as an image of affliction and torture, as "harrewing" is with us. The verse might be paraphrased: "We have been so harrowed and torn that we are brought to the brink of the grave," the image being, however, heightened by the recollection of some actual massacre.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/141.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth</span>. The calamity is not confined to the "judges." The bones of the people generally lie scattered at hews mouth - unburied, <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>., but ready to go down to Hades. <span class="cmt_word">As when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth</span>; rather, as <span class="accented">when one cleaves and breaks up the earth</span>. "The bones of God's servants were strewn as thickly ever the ground as stones over a newly ploughed piece of soil, so that the Holy Land looked as if it had become an antechamber of Hades" (Kay). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/141-7.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">As when</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּמ֤וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(kə·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3644.htm">Strong's 3644: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like, as, when</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one plows</span><br /><span class="heb">פֹלֵ֣חַ</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ō·lê·aḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6398.htm">Strong's 6398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To slice, break open, pierce</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and breaks up</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבֹקֵ֣עַ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇō·qê·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1234.htm">Strong's 1234: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cleave, to rend, break, rip, open</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the soil,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאָ֑רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so our bones</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲ֝צָמֵ֗ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·ṣā·mê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6106.htm">Strong's 6106: </a> </span><span class="str2">A bone, the body, the substance, selfsame</span><br /><br /><span class="word">have been scattered</span><br /><span class="heb">נִפְזְר֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(nip̄·zə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6340.htm">Strong's 6340: </a> </span><span class="str2">To scatter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at the mouth</span><br /><span class="heb">לְפִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(lə·p̄î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6310.htm">Strong's 6310: </a> </span><span class="str2">The mouth, edge, portion, side, according to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Sheol.</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁאֽוֹל׃</span> <span class="translit">(šə·’ō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7585.htm">Strong's 7585: </a> </span><span class="str2">Underworld (place to which people descend at death)</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/141-7.htm">Psalm 141:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/141-7.htm">Psalm 141:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/141-7.htm">Psalm 141:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/141-7.htm">Psalm 141:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/141-7.htm">Psalm 141:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/141-7.htm">Psalm 141:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/141-7.htm">Psalm 141:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/141-7.htm">Psalm 141:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/141-7.htm">Psalm 141:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/141-7.htm">Psalm 141:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/141-7.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 141:7 As when one plows and breaks up (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/141-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 141:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 141:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/141-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 141:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 141:8" /></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>