Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?
Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish? Their malicious speeches affected his bodily health, so that they hoped for his speedy death.
Verse Psalms 41:5. _MINE ENEMIES SPEAK EVIL_] It is often a good man's lot to be evil spoken of; to have his _motives_, and even his most _benevolent acts_, misconstrued....
MINE ENEMIES SPEAK EVIL OF ME - They take occasion to speak evil of me in my weak and feeble state, thus adding to my sorrows. The word “evil” here refers to their calumnies or reproaches. They spoke...
Psalms 41 Faith and Unbelief in View of the Cross _ 1. Faith in Him and the Results (Psalms 41:1)_ 2. Unbelief and its hatred (Psalms 41:4) 3. The vindication of the Christ of the cross ...
XLI. THE PRAYER OF A SICK MAN AGAINST CRUEL AND TREACHEROUS FOES. Psalms 41:1. Kindness to the poor is a favourite virtue in the OT, but seems to have no natural place at the beginning of this Ps. We...
_speak evil of me_ R.V. against me. Psalms 41:5 takes up Psalms 41:2, as Psalms 41:4 answers to Psalms 41:3. _When_&c. The words of the enemies,
The foregoing sketch of the blessedness of the compassionate man serves to introduce the Psalmist's description of his own case, partly as a foil and contrast to the heartless treatment he is experien...
PSALMS 41 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Regretting that Enemies and Friends should meanly Rejoice in his Sickness, the Psalmist nevertheless Perseveres in Prayer for Pardon and Recovery. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Ps...
41:5 evil. (f-5) Or 'speak evil of me.'...
The Psalmist has been brought low by sickness, and pronounces a blessing on those who consider such sufferers as himself (Psalms 41:1). His own experience has been of an opposite kind. His enemies hav...
Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...
SHALL HE DIE... PERISH. — Better, _When will he die, and his name have perished. _...
_[Psalms 41:6]_ אֹויְבַ֗י יֹאמְר֣וּ רַ֣ע לִ֑י מָתַ֥י...
Psalms 41:1 THE central mass of this psalm describes the singer as suffering from two evils: sickness and treacherous friends. This situation naturally leads up to the prayer and confidence of the clo...
“LORD, HEAL MY SOUL” Psalms 41:1 This psalm was probably composed, with the adjacent ones, during the four years in which Absalom's conspiracy was being hatched. Perhaps the anxiety thus caused induc...
This whole song depends for interpretation on its opening beatitude. The man who is considerate toward the weak, who is compassionate, is blessed. His blessings are then described. Emphasize "him" and...
Mine enemies (d) speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish? (d) That is, curse me and cannot have their cruel hate quenched but with my shameful death....
These sarcasms fill me with grief, (Calmet) while the solemn ceremonies of religion, which, I remember, where observed in the temple, cause my heart to overflow with joy. (Berthier) --- I shall. Prote...
These verses, and especially the 9th, serve to throw a light upon the whole Psalm. Reader, pray remark, with me, the several expressions here contained. Christ speaks in the 5th, 7th, and 8th verses,...
_HUMAN FOES AND DIVINE FRIEND_ ‘Mine enemies.… But Thou, O Lord!’ Psalms 41:5; Psalms 41:10 I. IT WAS A SEASON OF BODILY SUFFERING.—The Psalmist was prone on a couch of languishing; his discomfort...
5._My enemies have spoken evil of me. To speak _is here used in the sense of _to imprecate. _In thus describing the unbecoming conduct of his enemies, he seeks, as has been elsewhere said, to induce G...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 40 AND 41. In Psalms 40 then Christ is seen, not only in His passage through the sorrows which beset His way, if He took up the cause of the disobedient and guil...
MINE ENEMIES SPEAK EVIL OF ME,.... That is, the Jews, who were enemies to his person, people, doctrines and ordinances, and would not have him to reign over them; these spake evil of him, charged him...
Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish? Ver. 5. _Mine enemies speak evil of me_] Notwithstanding my piety and devotion; that is no target against persecution. David's i...
_Mine enemies speak evil of me_ Designing thereby to grieve my spirit, ruin my reputation, and sink my interest. _And if he come to see me_ If any of mine enemies visit me in my sickness, according to...
Mine enemies speak evil of me, wishing him evil and destruction, WHEN SHALL HE DIE AND HIS NAME PERISH?...
A PSALM OF THANKSGIVING AND TRUST IN GOD. To the chief musician, a psalm of David, composed probably during the time of persecution by Absalom and, if not Messianic throughout, is at least in part ty...
5-13 We complain, and justly, of the want of sincerity, and that there is scarcely any true friendship to be found among men; but the former days were no better. One particularly, in whom David had r...
SPEAK EVIL OF ME; vent their ill wishes against me, in the following words....
Psalms 41:5 enemies H341 (H8802) speak H559 (H8799) evil H7451 die H4191 (H8799) name H8034 perish...
THE PSALMIST ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HIS PROBLEMS PARTLY ARISE BECAUSE OF HIS OWN SINFULNESS, AND THEN EXPLAINS TO YHWH ABOUT THE BEHAVIOUR OF HIS ENEMIES (PSALMS 41:4). Psalms 41:4 ‘I said, O YHWH, have...
You will see, dear friends, from these holy songs, that the saints of God in those olden days were not screened from trials and troubles, but were tempted in all points like as we are. If we happen to...
CONTENTS: Prayer for relief from sickness and confession of sins. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: When we suffer in our reputation, our first concern should be about our integrity and we may the...
A psalm of David, when sick with grief at Absalom's rebellion. Psalms 41:4. _Heal my soul._ It would appear that David was visited with some temporary sickness, prior to Absalom's rebellion, and that...
_Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble._ THE PSALMIST’S AFFLICTION The central mass of this psalm describes the singer as suffering from two evils: sic...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 41:1. This is a lament in which a person has fulfilled his responsibilities to the poor and yet is suffering severely. He prays for God’s help and vindication....
INTRODUCTION This psalm, like the preceding one, is from the pen of David, and is addressed “to the chief musician,” for use in public religious services. It seems to have been composed with reference...
EXPOSITION THE forty-first psalm completes the first book of the Psalter. All the psalms contained in it are assigned to David by the titles, except Psalms 1:1; Psalms 2:1; Psalms 10:1;...
Let us turn at this time in our Bibles to Psalms 41:1-13. This is another one of the psalms that begins with a beatitude. The very first psalm begins with a beatitude, "Blessed is the man." Here again...
Job 18:17; Job 20:7; Proverbs 10:7; Psalms 102:8; Psalms 22:6...