Psalms Chapter 141 verse 6 Holy Bible
Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock; And they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
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When destruction comes to their judges by the side of the rock, they will give ear to my words, for they are sweet.
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When their judges are thrown down from the rocks, they shall hear my words, for they are sweet.
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When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
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Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock. They will hear my words, for they are well spoken.
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Their judges have been released by the sides of a rock, And they have heard my sayings, For they have been pleasant.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 6. - When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words. Calamity opens the heart to receive instruction. The "judges" - i.e. the leaders - among David's enemies are visited with a grievous calamity, expressed metaphorically by their being dashed upon rocks. This disposes them to listen to David's words, which are well worth listening to, since they are sweet.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(6) This verse again is full of obscurities. The first clause probably should be rendered, Let their judges be broken to pieces by the force (literally, hands) of the rock; or, let their judges be cast down by the sides of the cliff--i.e., hurled down the precipitous face of the ravine (See 2Chronicles 25:12, and notice that the word here is "Sela'," the name of the capital of Edom; comp. Hosea 10:14; Psalm 137:9, where, however, the expression is "against the cliff.")They shall . . .--Better, then shall they hear my words; how dainty they are, &c. The expression is ironical. The ungodly party, when their power is broken, instead of being entertained by the poet at a licentious banquet, will listen indeed to his words--shall hear a "dainty song" from him--viz., "a song of triumph."
