Geneva Study Bible Commentary
Psalms 41:8
(f) An evil disease, [say they], cleaveth fast unto him: and [now] that he lieth he shall rise up no more.
(f) The enemies thought by his sharp punishments that God had become his mortal enemy.
(f) An evil disease, [say they], cleaveth fast unto him: and [now] that he lieth he shall rise up no more.
(f) The enemies thought by his sharp punishments that God had become his mortal enemy.
Verse Psalms 41:8. _AN EVIL DISEASE, SAY THEY, CLEAVETH FAST UNTO HIM_] דבר בליעל יצוק בו _debar beliyaal yatsuk bo_, a _thing, word_, or _pestilence of Belial, is poured out upon him_. His disease is...
AN EVIL DISEASE - Margin, “a thing of Belial.” The Hebrew is literally “a word of Belial.” This has been very variously understood and interpreted. The Septuagint renders it: λόγον παράνομον _logon_...
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...
AN EVIL DISEASE. a thing of Belial. Compare Psalms 101:3.Deuteronomy 13:13; Deuteronomy 15:9; Judges 19:22;...
Render: A deadly mischief is poured out upon him. The phrase _a thing ofbelial_is variously explained to mean _an incurable disease_or _a matter of wickedness_(cp. note on Psalms 18:4). The use of it...
AN EVIL DISEASE, &C.— Or, _A word of Belial cleaveth,_ &c. Literally, says Houbigant, _a thing of Belial is poured out upon him; i.e._ his wickedness is brought round upon, or overflows him. Green ren...
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...
_AN EVIL DISEASE, SAY THEY, CLEAVETH FAST UNTO HIM: AND NOW THAT HE LIETH HE SHALL RISE UP NO MORE._ An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him - literally, 'a word' or 'thing of Belial is pou...
41:8 unto (h-7) Or 'is poured out upon.'...
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...
AN EVIL DISEASE] or, a result of wickedness; lit. 'a thing of belial.'...
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...
AN EVIL DISEASE. — Margin, _thing of Belial._ (For “Belial,” see Deuteronomy 13:13.) The expression may mean, as in LXX. and Vulg., “a lawless speech,” so the Chaldee, “a perverse word.” Syriac, “a wo...
_[Psalms 41:9]_ דְּֽבַר ־בְּ֭לִיַּעַל יָצ֣וּק בֹּ֑ו וַ...
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...
Flood-gates. The Hebrews imagined there were immense reservoirs of water above, (Calmet) which might serve to drown the earth, as at the deluge, Genesis vii. 11. Both heaven and earth seemed to be arm...
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,...
8._An evil deed of Belial cleaved fast to him. _From this verse it appears that they had thus conspired together for his destruction, on the ground that they regarded him as a wicked man, and a person...
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...
AN EVIL DISEASE, [SAY THEY], CLEAVETH FAST UNTO HIM,.... Not any bodily one, of which they might hope he would die; much less any foul disease, the disease of sin; but, as the phrase may be rendered,...
_An evil disease, [say they], cleaveth fast unto him: and [now] that he lieth he shall rise up no more._ Ver. 8. _An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him_] Heb. A thing of Belial, a vengean...
_An evil disease cleaveth fast unto him_ Hebrew, דבר בליעל, _debar Belijagnal, a word_, or _thing of Belial._ Literally, says Houbigant, _A thing of Belial is poured out upon him_, that is, his wicked...
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...
An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him, literally, "is welded to him," making it impossible for him to shake it off; AND NOW THAT HE LIETH, HE SHALL RISE UP NO MORE, for the enemies blasphe...
AN EVIL DISEASE: _ Heb._ a thing of Belial...
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...
AN EVIL DISEASE, Heb. _a word or thing of Belial_, i.e. either, 1. Some wicked calumny which they had raised, and which stuck close to him. Or, 2. His great wickedness, whereof this is a sign. Or ra...
Psalms 41:8 evil H1100 disease H1697 clings H3332 (H8803) down H7901 (H8804) up H6965 (H8800) more...
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 2:7; Job 2:8; Luke 13:16; Matthew 27:41; Matthew 27:63;...