King James Version
What Does Psalms 41:5 Mean?
“Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?”
Context
3
The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness. make: Heb. turn
4
I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.
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. my: Heb. evil to me
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(5) **Shall he die . . . perish.**—Better, *When will he die, and his name have perished.*
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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