Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cuts and splits wood on the earth.
Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cuts and splits wood on the earth.
As when one ploweth and cleaveth the earth, Our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
Our bones are broken up at the mouth of the underworld, as the earth is broken by the plough.
Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.
"As when one plows and breaks up the earth, our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol."
As when one ploweth and cleaveth the earth, our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth.
Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth - We are, indeed, now like bones scattered in the places of graves; we seem to be weak, feeble, disorganized. We are in a condition which of itself seems to be hopeless: as hopeless as it would be for dry bones scattered when they were buried to rise up and attack an enemy. The reference is to the condition of David and his followers as pursued by a mighty foe. His hope was not in his own forces, but in the power and interposition of God Psalm 141:8.
As when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth - Like chips, blocks, splinters, that have no strength; as when these lie scattered around - a fit emblem of our feeble and scattered forces.
141:7 Our bones - Our case is almost as hopeless as of those who are dead, and whose bones are scattered in several places.