Psalms 41:5
Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?
King James Version
In Context
4I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.
Cross References
Job 18:17His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.
Psalms 22:6But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.
Psalms 51:3For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me.
Psalms 56:2Mine enemies would daily swallow me up: for they be many that fight against me, O thou most High.
Psalms 67:2That thy way may be known upon earth, thy saving health among all nations.
Psalms 86:16O turn unto me, and have mercy upon me; give thy strength unto thy servant, and save the son of thine 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 →