Psalms 41:5

Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
enemies	אוֹיְבַ֗י 'oy.Vai	H341	hating · verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
speak	יֹאמְר֣וּ yo.me.Ru	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural
evil	רַ֣ע ra'	H7451	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) · adjective, masculine singular absolute
die	יָ֝מ֗וּת ya.Mut	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
name	שְׁמֽוֹ she.Mo	H8034	an appellation · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
perish	וְאָבַ֥ד ve.'a.Vad	H6	properly · conjunction + verb, qal sequential perfect, 3rd person masculine singular

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Psalms 102:8 Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.
Proverbs 10:7 The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot.
Psalms 38:12 They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day lo…
Job 20:7 Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he?
Job 18:17 His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street.
Psalms 22:6-8 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 41:5–end

David often complains of the insolent conduct of his enemies towards him when he was sick, which, as it was very barbarous in them, so it could not but be very grievous to him. They had not indeed arrived at that modern pitch of wickedness of poisoning his meat and drink, or giving him something to make him sick; but, when he was sick, they insulted over him (Psa 41:5): My enemies speak evil of me, designing thereby to grieve his spirit, to ruin his reputation, and so to sink his interest. Let us enquire, I. What was the conduct of his enemies towards him. 1. They longed for his death: When shall he die, and his name perish with him? He had but an uncomfortable life, and yet they grudged him…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 41:5

A graphic picture of the conduct of a malignant enemy.

John Gill on Psalms 41:5

Mine enemies speak evil of me,.... That is, the Jews, who were enemies to his person, people, doctrines and ordinances, and would not have him to reign over them; these spake evil of him, charged him with being a glutton and a winebibber; said he had a devil, and was a Samaritan; imputed his miracles to diabolical influence; branded his doctrine with blasphemy, and spoke against his religion and worship, and wished him ill, saying, when shall he die; they had a good will to assassinate him privately, but upon mature deliberation they consulted and determined to take what advantage they could against him, and deliver him up to the Roman governor; they feared, should he go on and succeed, thr…

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John Calvin on Psalms 41:4-6

Psalm 41:4-6 4. I have said, O Jehovah! Have mercy upon me: heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee. 5. My enemies have spoken evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish? 6. And if he come to see me, he speaketh lies: his heart heapeth up iniquity to himself; when he shall have gone forth he will tell it. 4. I have said, O Jehovah! have mercy upon me. By this verse he shows that in his adversity he did not seek to soothe his mind by flattery, as the greater part of men do, who endeavor to assuage their sorrows by some vain consolation. And, certainly, the man who is guided by the Spirit of God will, when warned of God by the afflictions with which he is visited, frankly acknow…

The Church Fathers

"Mine enemies speak evil of Me, When He shall die, then shall His Name perish" [Psalm 41:5]. Of this we have already spoken, and from this began.
— Augustine of Hippo, Exposition on Psalm 41

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Accusation, False · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Malice · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Slander · Includes: Evil speaking — Includes: Evil speaking
Speaking · EVIL — EVIL

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 41:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 41:5–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 41:5

John Gill on Psalms 41:5

John Calvin on Psalms 41:4-6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 41:5

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 41:5–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 41:5

John Gill on Psalms 41:5

John Calvin on Psalms 41:4-6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 41:4-6

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 41:5-9

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 41:5