Psalm 141:6
Strong's Lexicon
When their rulers
שֹׁפְטֵיהֶ֑ם (šō·p̄ə·ṭê·hem)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 8199: 1) to judge, govern, vindicate, punish 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to act as law-giver or judge or governor (of God, man) 1a1a) to rule, govern, judge 1a2) to decide controversy (of God, man) 1a3) to execute judgment 1a3a) discriminating (of man) 1a3b) vindicating 1a3c) condemning and punishing 1a3d) at theophanic advent for final judgment 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to enter into controversy, plead, have controversy together 1b2) to be judged 1c) (Poel) judge, opponent-at-law (participle)

are thrown
נִשְׁמְט֣וּ (niš·mə·ṭū)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 8058: 1) to release, let drop or loose or rest or fall 1a) (Qal) to let drop or fall 1b) (Niphal) to be made to fall down, be thrown down 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to let drop 1c2) to release, let drop

from
בִֽידֵי־ (ḇî·ḏê-)
Preposition-b | Noun - fdc
Strong's Hebrew 3027: 1) hand 1a) hand (of man) 1b) strength, power (fig.) 1c) side (of land), part, portion (metaph.) (fig.) 1d) (various special, technical senses) 1d1) sign, monument 1d2) part, fractional part, share 1d3) time, repetition 1d4) axle-trees, axle 1d5) stays, support (for laver) 1d6) tenons (in tabernacle) 1d7) a phallus, a hand (meaning unsure) 1d8) wrists

the cliffs,
סֶ֭לַע (se·la‘)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5553: 1) crag, cliff, rock 1a) crag, cliff 1b) as stronghold of Jehovah, of security (fig.)

the people will listen
וְשָׁמְע֥וּ (wə·šā·mə·‘ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 8085: v 1) to hear, listen to, obey 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to hear (perceive by ear) 1a2) to hear of or concerning 1a3) to hear (have power to hear) 1a4) to hear with attention or interest, listen to 1a5) to understand (language) 1a6) to hear (of judicial cases) 1a7) to listen, give heed 1a7a) to consent, agree 1a7b) to grant request 1a8) to listen to, yield to 1a9) to obey, be obedient 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be heard (of voice or sound) 1b2) to be heard of 1b3) to be regarded, be obeyed 1c) (Piel) to cause to hear, call to hear, summon 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to hear, tell, proclaim, utter a sound 1d2) to sound aloud (musical term) 1d3) to make proclamation, summon 1d4) to cause to be heard n m 2) sound

to my words,
אֲ֝מָרַ֗י (’ă·mā·ray)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 561: 1) utterance, speech, word, saying, promise, command

for
כִּ֣י ()
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

they are pleasant.
נָעֵֽמוּ׃ (nā·‘ê·mū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 5276: 1) (Qal) to be pleasant, be beautiful, be sweet, be delightful, be lovely

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.

Young's Literal Translation
Their judges have been released by the sides of a rock, And they have heard my sayings, For they have been pleasant.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When their rulers will be thrown off the sides of a cliff,the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasing.

New American Standard Bible
Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock, And they hear my words, for they are pleasant.

King James Bible
When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Their rulers will be thrown down from the cliffs, and the wicked will learn that my words were well spoken.

New Living Translation
When their leaders are thrown down from a cliff, the wicked will listen to my words and find them true.

English Standard Version
When their judges are thrown over the cliff, then they shall hear my words, for they are pleasant.

New American Standard Bible
Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock, And they hear my words, for they are pleasant.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When their rulers will be thrown off the sides of a cliff, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasing.

International Standard Version
When their judges are thrown off the cliff, the people will hear my words, for they are appropriate.

NET Bible
They will be thrown down the side of a cliff by their judges. They will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.

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

English Revised Version
Their judges are thrown down by the sides of the rock; and they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.

Young's Literal Translation
Their judges have been released by the sides of a rock, And they have heard my sayings, For they have been pleasant.
















Cross References
2 Chronicles 25:12
And other ten thousand left alive did the children of Judah carry away captive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces.

Amos 2:3
And I will cut off the judge from the midst thereof, and will slay all the princes thereof with him, saith the LORD.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 141:5
Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.

Psalm 141:4
Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.

Psalm 141:3
Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

Psalm 141:7
Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.

Psalm 141:8
But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.

Psalm 141:9
Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.
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