Psalms 41:7

7 All my enemies whisper together against me; they imagine the worst for me, saying,

Psalms 41:7 in Other Translations

7 All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.

7 All who hate me whisper together about me; they imagine the worst for me.

7 All who hate me whisper about me, imagining the worst.

7 These "friends" who hate me whisper slanders all over town. They form committees to plan misery for me.

7 All who hate me whisper together about me; they plan to harm 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 say of me in malice, “When will he die and his name perish?”

6 When one of them comes to see me, he speaks falsely, while his heart gathers slander; then he goes out and spreads it around.

7 All my enemies whisper together against me; they imagine the worst for me, saying,

8 “A vile disease has afflicted him; he will never get up from the place where he lies.”

9 Even my close friend, someone I trusted, one who shared my bread, has turned against me.

Cross References

• 1. Psalms 71:10; Psalms 56:5; Psalms 71:10-11