Psalms 141:6

141:5 Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities. me; it shall be a: or, let the rigteous smite mee kindly, and reprove me; let not their precious oil break my head, etc

When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.

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Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock. They will hear my words, for they are well spoken.

When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.

141:7 Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.

What does Psalms 141:6 mean?

Psalms 141:6 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁפַט (shâphaṭ), שָׁמַט (shâmaṭ), סֶלַע (çelaʻ).

Hebrew interlinear

When

their

judgesשָׁפַטshâphaṭ/shaw-fat'/H8199to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively)

are

overthrownשָׁמַטshâmaṭ/shaw-mat'/H8058to fling down; incipiently to jostle; figuratively, to let alone, desist, remit

stonyסֶלַעçelaʻ/seh'-lah/H5553a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress)

places,יָדyâd/yawd/H3027a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),

they

shall

hearשָׁמַעshâmaʻ/shaw-mah'/H8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

words;אֵמֶרʼêmer/ay'-mer/H561something said

for

they

are

sweet.נָעֵםnâʻêm/naw-ame'/H5276to be agreeable (literally or figuratively)

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 141:6.

Genesis 24:30

And it came to pass, when he saw the earring and bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying, Thus spake the man unto me; that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the well.

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What does Psalms 141:6 say?

Psalms 141:6 (King James Version) reads: "When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet."

Is Psalms 141:6 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 141:6 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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