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Psalms 141:6

4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.

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.

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

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

8 But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.
KJV
When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
WEB
Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock. They will hear my words, for they are well spoken.
ASV
Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock; And they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
DARBY
When their judges are thrown down from the rocks, they shall hear my words, for they are sweet.
BLB
Let their judges be released into the hands of the rock, and let them hear my words, for they are pleasant!
ÅB
Deres dommere blir nedstyrtet og gitt klippen i vold, og selv forstår de at mine ord var liflige.
OTB
Deres dommere er kastet ned ved klippens sider,
Og de skal høre mine ord, for de er behagelige.
B1930
Deres dommere blir nedstyrtet og gitt klippen i vold, og selv forstår de at mine ord var liflige.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 2 Chronicles 25:12

    And other ten thousand left alive did the children of Judah carry away captive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces.

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  • Psalms 45:2

    Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.

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  • 2 Samuel 5:1–3

    Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

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  • 1 Samuel 31:1–8

    Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.

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  • 1 Chronicles 12:38

    All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart to Hebron, to make David king over all Israel: and all the rest also of Israel were of one heart to make David king.

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  • 2 Samuel 1:17–27

    And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:

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  • 1 Chronicles 13:2

    And David said unto all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good unto you, and that it be of the LORD our God, let us send abroad unto our brethren every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves unto us:

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  • 2 Samuel 2:4–6

    And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, saying, That the men of Jabesh-gilead were they that buried Saul.

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