Psalms 141:7
I said to the Lord: Thou art my God: hear, O Lord, the voice of my supplication.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.
In Context
8O Lord, Lord, the strength of my salvation: thou hast overshadowed my head in the day of battle.
Cross References
Psalms 44:22Shall not God search out these things : for he knoweth the secrets of the heart. Because for thy sake we are killed all the day long : we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
Romans 8:36(As it is written: For thy sake we are put to death all the day long. We are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.)
Hebrews 11:37They were stoned, they were cut asunder, they were tempted, they were put to death by the sword, they wandered about in sheepskins, in goatskins, being in want, distressed, afflicted:
Matthew Henry on Psalms 141:6-10
Reproofs of the Righteous; Complaints and Petitions. 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. 6 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… Read the whole commentary →