Psalms 41:7

7 All of my enemies whisper to each other about me. They want something terrible to happen to 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 are saying bad things about me. They say, "When will he die and be forgotten?"

6 When anyone comes to see me, he says things he doesn't mean. At the same time, he thinks up lies to tell against me. Then he goes out and spreads those lies around.

7 All of my enemies whisper to each other about me. They want something terrible to happen to me.

8 They say, "He is sick and will die very soon. He will never get up from his bed again."

9 Even my close friend, whom I trusted, has deserted me. I even shared my bread with him.