Psalms 141:3

SET. WATCH. Set. guard. Hebrew. _shamrah._ Same word as "keep", Psalms 141:9 Occurs only here. KEEP. keep in safety. Not the same word as in Psalms 141:9.... [ Continue Reading ]

Psalms 141:4

EVIL. Hebrew. _ra'a'._ App-44. WICKED. Hebrew. _rasha'._ App-44. MEN. Hebrew. _'ish_. App-14. INIQUITY. Hebrew. _'avert._ App-44. EAT: i.e. partake of, or have fellowship with. DAINTIES. pleasant things. Compare Psalms 141:6.... [ Continue Reading ]

Psalms 141:5

THE RIGHTEOUS. a righteous one. AN EXCELLENT OIL. oil for the head. This verse is said to be "extremely obscure" and "corrupt to. degree". The Figure of speech _Metalepsis_ (App-6) makes all clear; "head", being first used for _hair_, and then for the _whole person_ by Figure of speech _Synecdoche_... [ Continue Reading ]

Psalms 141:6

WHEN. Not in Hebrew text. JUDGES. rulers. Compare 2 Kings 9:33. IN STONY PLACES. as by. rock; or, over. rock. Hebrew by the hands of. rock. THEY: i.e. the people. WORDS. sayings. Hebrew. _'imrah._ App-73. SWEET. Cognate with "dainties", Psalms 141:4.... [ Continue Reading ]

Psalms 141:7

OUR BONES. Septuagint (Vatican B, and Alex.. by second hand), Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiop. read "their bones" THE GRAVE'S. Hebrew Sheol's. App-35. Note the word "bones" in this connection. CUTTETH. sliceth, as in 1 Samuel 30:12.Song of Solomon 4:3; Song of Solomon 6:7 (elsewhere rendered "piece" or... [ Continue Reading ]

Psalms 141:8

GOD THE LORD. Hebrew. _Jehovah._ Adonai. App-4. IS MY TRUST. have. sought refuge. Hebrew. _hasah._ App-69. MY SOUL. me (emphatic). Hebrew. _nephesh._ App-13.... [ Continue Reading ]

Psalms 141:9

KEEP. Same root as "watch"in Psalms 141:3. (Hebrew. _shamreni.)_ SNARES. Authorized Version, 1611, read "snares" (singular) Since 1769, "snares" (plural) Hebrew text is singular. GINS. traps. Short for "engine". an ingenious contrivance. ... [ Continue Reading ]

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