Psalms 41:5
Mine enemies speak evil against me, saying, When shall he die, and his name perish?
Revised Version 1895
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, have mercy upon 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 swallow me up all the day long: for they be many that fight proudly against me.
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 →