Psalms 141:6

“When their judges are overthrown in stony places, etc.] The judges of David’s adversaries, the workers of iniquity; meaning Saul, Abner, etc. Arama refers this to Saul and his sons being slain on the mountains of Gilboa, (<093101>1 Samuel 31:1,8); which might be here prophetically spoken of. Or, as it is by some rendered, “when their judges are let down by the sides of the rock”f1896; or let go free, as Saul was by David more than once; when it was in the power of his hands to have taken away his life, which his principal friends urged him to do, (<092402>1 Samuel 24:2-7 26:3-12). Some render the words as an imprecation or wish, “let their judges be cast down”f1897; or as a prophecy, they…”

“When ... - This passage is no less difficult than the preceding, and it seems almost impossible to determine its exact meaning. What is meant by “judges”? What judges are referred to by the word “their”? What is meant by their being “overthrown”? What is the sense of the words “in stony places”? Does the passage refer to some certain prospect that they “would be” overthrown, or is it a mere supposition which relates to something that “might” occur? Who are meant by “they,” in the phrase “they shall hear my words?” It seems to me that the most plausible interpretation of the passage is founded on that which has been assumed thus far in the explanation of the psalm, as referring to the state…”

“Judges - The chief of mine enemies. Overthrown - Or, cast down headlong by thine exemplary vengeance. Hear - Hearken unto my counsels and offers which now they despise. Psalms 141:7”

“When their judges: Sa1 31:1-8; Sa2 1:17-27; Ch1 10:1-7 they shall hear: Sa2 2:4, Sa2 5:1-3; Ch1 11:1-3, Ch1 12:38 for they: Psa 45:2; Sa2 2:5, Sa2 2:6, Sa2 23:1; Ch1 13:2; Luk 4:22 Psalms 141:7”