Psalms 41:7

7 All who hate me speak together against me. Against me they assume the {worst} for me:

Psalms 41:7 Meaning and Commentary

Psalms 41:7

All that hate me whisper together against me
That is, they privately conspired against him; see ( Matthew 22:15 ) ( John 11:53 ) ( Matthew 26:3 Matthew 26:4 ) ;

against me do they devise my hurt;
not only to take away his name and credit, but his life.

Psalms 41:7 In-Context

5 My enemies speak evil about me, "When will he die and his name perish?"

6 And when one comes to see [me], he speaks falsely; his heart gathers disaster for itself. He goes out to the street; he speaks.

7 All who hate me speak together against me. Against me they assume the {worst} for me:

8 "A ruinous thing is poured out on him, and [now] that he lies down, he will not rise up again."

9 Even {my close friend}, whom I trusted, [who] ate my bread, has lifted [his] heel against me.

Footnotes

• [a]. Literally "evil"