Psalms 141:6

I cried unto thee, O Lord, 1 And said, Thou art my hope, 1 My portion in the land of the living. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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

In Context

5I looked on my right hand, and behold, 1 For there was none that noticed me; 1 Refuge failed me; 1 And there was none that cared for my soul. 1

7Attend to my supplication, 1 For I am brought very low; 1 Deliver me from them that persecute me; 1 For they are stronger than I. 1

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Cross References

2 Samuel 1:17And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son.

2 Samuel 5:1And all the tribes of Israel come to David to Hebron, and they said to him, Behold, we are thy bone and thy flesh.

1 Chronicles 10:1Now the Philistines warred against Israel; and they fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in Mount Gilboa.

1 Chronicles 12:38And from the country beyond Jordan, from Reuben, and the Gadites, and from the half-tribe of Manasseh, a hundred and twenty thousand, with all weapons of war.

2 Chronicles 25:12And the children of Judah took ten thousand prisoners, and they carried them to the top of the precipice, and cast them headlong from the top of the precipice, and they were all dashed to pieces.

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 →

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