Psalms 41:5
My enemies speak evil of me: “When will he die, and his name perish?”
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?
In Context
4I said, O LORD! be merciful to me! Heal me, for I have sinned against thee!
Cross References
Job 18:17His memory perisheth from the earth, And no name hath he in the land.
Psalms 22:6But I am a worm, and not a man; The reproach of men, and the scorn of the people.
Psalms 51:3For I acknowledge my transgressions, And my sin is ever before me.
Psalms 56:2Mine enemies daily pant for my life, And many are they who war proudly against me.
Psalms 67:2That thy doings may be known on earth, And thy saving power to all the nations.
Psalms 86:16Look upon me, and have compassion upon me! Give thy strength to thy servant, And save the son of thy handmaid!
Matthew Henry on Psalms 41:2-5
Promises to Those Who Consider the Poor. 1 Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. 2 The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies. 3 The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness. 4 I said, Lord , be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee. In these verses we have, I. God's promises of… Read the whole commentary →