Psalms 41:5
Mine enemies speake euill of me, saying, When shall he die, and his name perish?
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?
In Context
4Therefore I saide, Lord haue mercie vpon me: heale my soule, for I haue sinned against thee.
Cross References
Job 18:17His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall haue no name in the streete.
Psalms 22:6But I am a worme, and not a man: a shame of men, and the contempt of the people.
Psalms 51:3For I know mine iniquities, and my sinne is euer before me.
Psalms 56:2Mine enemies would dayly swallowe mee vp: for many fight against me, O thou most High.
Psalms 67:2That they may know thy way vpon earth, and thy sauing health among all nations.
Psalms 86:16Turne vnto me, and haue mercy vpon me: giue thy strength vnto thy seruant, and saue the sonne of thine handmayd.
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 →