Psalms 41:7

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

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

6 And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity; his heart gathereth iniquity to itself, and when he goeth out, he telleth it.

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

8 "An evil disease," they say, "cleaveth fast unto him, and now that he lieth down, he shall rise up no more."

9 Yea, mine own familiar friend in whom I trusted, that ate of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.