Psalms 141:6 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

• Psalms 141:6 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  When ... - This passage is no less difficult than the preceding, and it seems almost impossible to determine its exact meaning. What is meant by “judges”? What judges are referred to by the word...

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• Psalms 141:6 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall (g) hear my words; for they are sweet. (g) The people who follow their wicked rulers in persecuting the prophet will repent and turn to G...

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• Psalms 141:6 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  CXLI. For Loyalty to God and His Saints. Psalms 141:1 f. The Psalmist begs Yahweh to hear his prayer. He utters this prayer in his house, and in true prophetic spirit hopes that it will be as ac...

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• Psalms 141:6 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  When. Not in Hebrew text. judges . rulers. Compare 2 Kings 9:33 . in stony places . as by. rock; or, over. rock. Hebrew by the hands of. rock. They: i.e. the people. words . sayings. Hebr...

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• Psalms 141:6 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  6. Their judges have been thrown down upon stony places (240) Almost all interpreters agree, that the tense of the verb should be changed from the preterit to the future, and then resolve i...

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• Psalms 141:6 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet. When their judges are overthrown in stony places - בידי סלע biyedey sela, "In the hands of the rock." D...

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• Psalms 141:6 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  When their judges— This first verse contains an account of David's humanity towards Saul, in giving him his life at two several times, when he had it in his power to destroy him as he pleased, says...

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• Psalms 141:6 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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

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• Psalms 141:6 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  An evening prayer in time of trouble. The Psalmist prays that he may be strengthened to resist temptation, and so escape the fate of evil men.

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• Psalms 141:6 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  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...

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• Psalms 141:6 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Psalms 141:1-10 PART of this psalm is hopelessly obscure, and the connection is difficult throughout. It is a prayer of a harassed soul, tempted to slacken its hold on God, and therefore betaking...

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• Psalms 141:6 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Humility Psalms 141:1-10 This is an evening psalm. Acceptable prayer is as the smoke of incense rising in the still air, Revelation 5:8 ; Revelation 8:3-4 . Each day we should ask to be deliv...

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• Psalms 141:6 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  In this song the influence of the external troubles upon the inner life of the singer is revealed. Throughout it breathes the spirit of fear lest the soul should be seduced from the attitude of whole...

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• Psalms 141:6 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  If these words be the words of Christ, delivered by David in the spirit of prophecy (and as they are spoken of one person, they should seem to be so) perhaps the sense is, "when the great ones of the...

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• Psalms 141:6 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  When their judges are overthrown in stony places ,.... The judges of David's adversaries, the workers of iniquity; meaning Saul, Abner, c. Arama refers this to Saul and his sons being slain on the m...

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• Psalms 141:6 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet. Ver. 6. When their judges are overthrown ] As I like just reprehensions, so I suffer unjust persecut...

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• Psalms 141:6 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  When their judges are overthrown , &c. “Of this verse, as it stands in our translation,” says Dr. Horne, “I know not what can be made. When literally rendered from the Hebrew, it runs thus; The...

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• Psalms 141:6 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Reproofs of the Righteous; Complaints and Petitions.       5 Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let hi...

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• Psalms 141:6 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Their judges; the chief of mine enemies, their governors civil and military. Are overthrown; or, shall be overthrown , or cast down headlong by thine exemplary vengeance. Or, as others, were lef...

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• Psalms 141:6 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  INTRODUCTION “This Psalm presents,” says Perowne, “some peculiar difficulties of Interpretation, which, however, are due neither to the words employed nor to the grammatical construction, but to the...

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• Psalms 141:6 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  Psalms 141:1 . LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. You see how a child of God prays when he is in trouble. David says, «I cry unto thee,» and...

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• Psalms 141:6 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  This psalm, like the last, is generally supposed to have been composed by David during his persecution by Saul, probably when he fled to Achish. The late Rev. Mr. Peters, a Cornish clergyman, has fav...

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• Psalms 141:6 - The Biblical Illustrator

  Lord, I cry unto Thee. An invocation for the truly desirable in human life: - I. Divine attention to human aspirations (verses 1, 2). 1. For immediate attention. 2. For favourable attenti...

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• Psalms 141:6 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION ALMOST wholly a psalm of supplication. David is again in danger, and needs a prompt deliverance ( Psalms 141:1 ). This time the danger seems to be that he may fall away, and be abso...

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• Psalms 141:6 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Evening Psalm in the Midst of Trials. A psalm of David, a prayer for deliverance from afflictions and from the enemies who cause them.

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• Psalms 141:6 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Chronicles 10:1-7 ; 1 Chronicles 11:1-3 ; 1 Chronicles 12:38 ; 1 Chronicles 13:2 ; 1 Samuel 31:1-8 ; 2 Samuel 1:17-27 ; 2 Samuel 2:4 ; 2 Samuel 2:5 ; 2 Samuel 2:6 ; 2 Samuel 23:1 ; 2 Sam...

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• Psalms 141:6 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Judges — The chief of mine enemies. Overthrown — Or, cast down headlong by thine exemplary vengeance. Hear — Hearken unto my counsels and offers which now they despise.

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