Psalms 41:8
An evil disease, [say they], cleaveth fast unto him; And now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.
American Standard Version
In The King James Version
An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.
In Context
7All that hate me whisper together against me; Against me do they devise my hurt.
Cross References
Job 2:7So Satan went forth from the presence of Jehovah, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
Psalms 38:3There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine indignation; Neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.
Matthew 27:41In like manner also the chief priests mocking [him], with the scribes and elders, said,
Luke 13:16And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan had bound, lo, [these] eighteen years, to have been loosed from this bond on the day of the sabbath?
Matthew Henry on Psalms 41:6-13
David Complains of His Enemies; David's Comfort in God. 5 Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish? 6 And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it. 7 All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt. 8 An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more. 9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread,… Read the whole commentary →