Parallel Verses
King James 2000
Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cuts and splits wood upon the earth.
New American Standard Bible
Our
King James Version
Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.
Holman Bible
turning up rocks,
so our
at the mouth of Sheol.
International Standard Version
Just as one plows and breaks up the earth, our bones are scattered near the entrance to the place of the dead.
A Conservative Version
Like plowing and furrowing the earth, our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
American Standard Version
As when one ploweth and cleaveth the earth, Our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
Amplified
As when the one plows and breaks open the ground [and the soil scatters behind him],
Our bones have been scattered at the mouth of Sheol [by the injustices of the wicked].
Darby Translation
Our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.
Julia Smith Translation
As he cutting up and cleaving asunder in the earth, our bones were scattered at the mouth of hades.
Lexham Expanded Bible
As [when one] plows and breaks up the earth, [so] our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
Modern King James verseion
Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cuts and splits wood on the earth.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Our bones lie scattered before the pit, like as when one graveth and diggeth up the ground.
NET Bible
As when one plows and breaks up the soil, so our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol.
New Heart English Bible
"As when one plows and breaks up the earth, our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol."
The Emphasized Bible
As when one plougheth and furroweth the earth, Scattered about, are our bones at the mouth of hades!
Webster
Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.
World English Bible
"As when one plows and breaks up the earth, our bones are scattered at the mouth of Sheol."
Youngs Literal Translation
As one tilling and ripping up in the land, Have our bones been scattered at the command of Saul.
Word Count of 19 Translations in Psalm 141:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Protection From Sin And Sinners
6 When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet. 7 Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cuts and splits wood upon the earth. 8 But my eyes are unto you, O GOD the Lord: in you is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.
Cross References
Psalm 53:5
There were they in great fear, where no fear was: for God has scattered the bones of him that encamps against you: you have put them to shame, because God has despised them.
1 Samuel 22:18-19
And the king said to Doeg, Turn you, and fall upon the priests. And Doeg the Edomite turned, and he fell upon the priests, and slew on that day fourscore and five persons that did wear a linen ephod.
Psalm 44:22
Yea, for your sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted as sheep for the slaughter.
Romans 8:36
As it is written, For your sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter.
2 Corinthians 1:9
But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God who raises the dead:
Hebrews 11:37
They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;
Revelation 11:8-9
And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.