Psalm 141:6
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141:6They will be thrown down the side of a cliff by their judges.10
They11 will listen to my words, for they are pleasant.
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- 10 Heb “they are thrown down by the hands of a cliff, their judges.” The syntax of the Hebrew text is difficult and the meaning uncertain. The perfect verbal form is understood as rhetorical; the psalmist describes the anticipated downfall of the wicked as if it had already occurred. “Their judges” could be taken as the subject of the verb, but this makes little, if any, sense. The translation assumes the judges are the agents and that the wicked, mentioned earlier in the psalm, are the subjects of the verb.
- 11 It is unclear how this statement relates to the preceding sentence. Perhaps the judges are the referent of the pronominal subject (“they”) of the verb “will listen,” and “my words” are the referent of the pronominal subject (“they”) of the phrase “are pleasant.” The psalmist may be affirming here his confidence that he will be vindicated when he presents his case before the judges, while the wicked will be punished.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
When their judges are thrown over the cliff,
then they shall hear my words, for they are pleasant.
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NIVNew International Version (2011)
Their rulers will be thrown down from the cliffs,
and the wicked will learn that my words were well spoken.
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CSBChristian 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.
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NLTNew Living Translation
When their leaders are thrown down from a cliff,
the wicked will listen to my words and find them true.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
When their judges are thrown down the sides of a cliff,
then they will understand that my words were pleasant.
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KJV 1900King James Version
When their judges are overthrown in stony places,
They shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
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