כְּמ֤וֹ פֹלֵ֣חַ וּבֹקֵ֣עַ בָּאָ֑רֶץ נִפְזְר֥וּ עֲ֝צָמֵ֗ינוּ לְפִ֣י שְׁאֽוֹל׃
As when one cleaveth and breaketh up the earth, Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth.
Rashi on Psalms
and splits on the ground So were our bones scattered to reach the entrance of death because of the evils of the transgressors.
Rashi on Psalms
Chops Heb. פלח, an expression of splitting, as (Job 16:13): “He splits my kidneys.”