Psalms 141:7
“As when one ploughs and breaks up the earth, our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.”
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
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
8For my eyes are on you, LORD, the Lord. I take refuge in you. Don’t leave my soul destitute.
Cross References
Psalms 44:22Yes, for your sake we are killed all day long. We are regarded as sheep for the slaughter.
Romans 8:36Even as it is written, “For your sake we are killed all day long. We were accounted as sheep for the slaughter.”
Hebrews 11:37They were stoned. They were sawn apart. They were tempted. They were slain with the sword. They went around in sheep skins and in goat skins; being destitute, afflicted, ill-treated—
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 →