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Psalms 141:6

When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.

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ASV

Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock; And they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.

KJV

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

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
נִשְׁמְט֣וּnish.me.Tuthey have been thrown downH8058 →
בִֽידֵי־vi.dei-at [the] hands ofH3027 →
סֶ֭לַעSe.la'a rockH5553 →
שֹׁפְטֵיהֶ֑םsho.fe.tei.Hemjudges theirH8199 →
וְשָׁמְע֥וּve.sha.me.'Uand they will hearH8085 →
אֲ֝מָרַ֗י'a.ma.Raiwords myH561 →
כִּ֣יkiforH3588 →
נָעֵֽמוּ׃na.'E.muthey are pleasantH5276 →

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2 Chronicles 25:12and the army of Judah also captured 10,000 men alive. They took them to the top of a cliff and threw them down so that all were dashed to pieces.1 Samuel 24:2So Saul took three thousand chosen men from all Israel and went to look for David and his men in the region of the Rocks of the Wild Goats.1 Samuel 24:3Soon Saul came to the sheepfolds along the road, where there was a cave, and he went in to relieve himself. And David and his men were hiding in the recesses of the cave.1 Samuel 24:9and said to Saul, “Why do you listen to the words of men who say, ‘Look, David intends to harm you’?1 Chronicles 10:1–7Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.2 Samuel 23:1These are the last words of David: “The oracle of David son of Jesse, the oracle of the man raised on high, the one anointed by the God of Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of Israel:2 Samuel 5:1–3Then all the tribes of Israel came to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.Luke 4:22All spoke well of Him and marveled at the gracious words that came from His lips. “Isn’t this the son of Joseph?” they asked.1 Samuel 31:1–8Now the Philistines fought against Israel, and the men of Israel fled before them, and many fell slain on Mount Gilboa.1 Chronicles 11:1–3Then all Israel came together to David at Hebron and said, “Here we are, your own flesh and blood.2 Samuel 2:4–6Then the men of Judah came to Hebron, and there they anointed David king over the house of Judah. And they told David, “It was the men of Jabesh-gilead who buried Saul.”1 Chronicles 13:2And he said to the whole assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if this is of the LORD our God, let us send word far and wide to the rest of our brothers in all the land of Israel, and also to the priests and Levites in their cities and pasturelands, so that they may join us.1 Chronicles 12:38All these men of war, arrayed for battle, came to Hebron fully determined to make David king over all Israel. And all the rest of the Israelites were of one mind to make David king.2 Samuel 1:17–27Then David took up this lament for Saul and his son Jonathan,Psalms 45:2You are the most handsome of men; grace has anointed your lips, since God has blessed you forever.

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Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Saul attempts to kill David (the harpist of Israel) — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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