Psalms 141:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Psalms 141:7 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Our bones are scattered at the grave’s mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.”
King James Version · Public Domain“As when one ploweth and cleaveth the earth, Our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“As one tilling and ripping up in the land, Have our bones been scattered at the command of Saul.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Psalms 141:7 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 22:18So the king ordered Doeg, “You turn and strike down the priests!” And Doeg the Edomite turned and struck down the priests himself. On that day he killed eighty-five men who wore the linen ephod.
- Psalms 44:22Yet for Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.
- Psalms 53:5There they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to fear. For God has scattered the bones of those who besieged you. You put them to shame, for God has despised them.
- Romans 8:36As it is written: “For Your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”
- 2 Corinthians 1:9Indeed, we felt we were under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who raises the dead.
- Hebrews 11:37They were stoned, they were sawed in two, they were put to death by the sword. They went around in sheepskins and goatskins, destitute, oppressed, and mistreated.
- Revelation 11:8Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where their Lord was also crucified.
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