Psalms 41:7

7 (40-8) All my enemies whispered together against me: they devised evils 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 (40-6) My enemies have spoken evils against me: when shall he die and his name perish?

6 (40-7) And if he came in to see me, he spoke vain things: his heart gathered together iniquity to itself. He went out and spoke to the same purpose.

7 (40-8) All my enemies whispered together against me: they devised evils to me.

8 (40-9) They determined against me an unjust word: shall he that sleepeth rise again no more?

9 (40-10) For even the man of my peace, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, hath greatly supplanted me.