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Psalm 141

Psalm 141:7

Come Quickly to Me · Psalm 141:1–10
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Translations

Modern
As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
Traditional
Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.
Literal
Like the tilling and ripping up of the land, our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
Latin
Sicut crassitudo terræ erupta est super terram, dissipata sunt ossa nostra secus infernum.

Original

Hebrew
English
As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.

Notes

Psalms 141:1–10

The psalmist prays for rescue and for wisdom. He also looks ahead to the end of evil. The idea that people receive what they deserve (Psalm 141:10) holds the psalm together.

Psalms 138:1–145:21

In this final group of psalms of David, psalms of praise and wisdom (Psalms 138–139, 145) form a frame around five psalms of lament (Psalms 140–144).

Theme notes and profiles

David Life After Death

Parallels

Psalm 70:1–5

Glossary

Music Psalms, Book of

Topics

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