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Verse Psalms 41:5. _MINE ENEMIES SPEAK EVIL_] It is often a good man's
lot to be evil spoken of; to have his _motives_, and even his most
_benevolent acts_, misconstrued....
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MINE ENEMIES SPEAK EVIL OF ME - They take occasion to speak evil of me
in my weak and feeble state, thus adding to my sorrows. The word
“evil” here refers to their calumnies or reproaches. They spoke...
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Psalms 41
Faith and Unbelief in View of the Cross
_ 1. Faith in Him and the Results (Psalms 41:1)_
2. Unbelief and its hatred (Psalms 41:4)
3. The vindication of the Christ of the cross (Psalms 4...
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XLI. THE PRAYER OF A SICK MAN AGAINST CRUEL AND TREACHEROUS FOES.
Psalms 41:1. Kindness to the poor is a favourite virtue in the OT, but
seems to have no natural place at the beginning of this Ps. We...
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The foregoing sketch of the blessedness of the compassionate man
serves to introduce the Psalmist's description of his own case, partly
as a foil and contrast to the heartless treatment he is experien...
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PSALMS 41
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Regretting that Enemies and Friends should meanly Rejoice in
his Sickness, the Psalmist nevertheless Perseveres in
Prayer for Pardon and Recovery.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Ps...
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_MINE ENEMIES SPEAK EVIL OF ME, WHEN SHALL HE DIE, AND HIS NAME
PERISH?_
Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?
Their malicious speeches affected his bodily health, so...
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41:5 evil. (f-5) Or 'speak evil of me.'...
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The Psalmist has been brought low by sickness, and pronounces a
blessing on those who consider such sufferers as himself (Psalms
41:1). His own experience has been of an opposite kind. His enemies
hav...
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Psalms 1:41
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the *
before a word to show an explanation.
The translated Bible tex...
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SHALL HE DIE... PERISH. — Better, _When will he die, and his name
have perished.
_...
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_[Psalms 41:6]_ אֹויְבַ֗י יֹאמְר֣וּ רַ֣ע
לִ֑י מָתַ֥י יָ֝מ֗וּת וְ אָבַ֥ד
שְׁמֹֽו׃...
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Psalms 41:1
THE central mass of this psalm describes the singer as suffering from
two evils: sickness and treacherous friends. This situation naturally
leads up to the prayer and confidence of the clo...
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“LORD, HEAL MY SOUL”
Psalms 41:1
This psalm was probably composed, with the adjacent ones, during the
four years in which Absalom's conspiracy was being hatched. Perhaps
the anxiety thus caused indu...
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This whole song depends for interpretation on its opening beatitude.
The man who is considerate toward the weak, who is compassionate, is
blessed. His blessings are then described. Emphasize "him" and...
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Mine enemies (d) speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name
perish?
(d) That is, curse me and cannot have their cruel hate quenched but
with my shameful death....
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_These sarcasms fill me with grief, (Calmet) while the solemn
ceremonies of religion, which, I remember, where observed in the
temple, cause my heart to overflow with joy. (Berthier) --- I shall.
Prot...
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These verses, and especially the 9th, serve to throw a light upon the
whole Psalm. Reader, pray remark, with me, the several expressions
here contained. Christ speaks in the 5th, 7th, and 8th verses,...
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_HUMAN FOES AND DIVINE FRIEND_
‘Mine enemies.… But Thou, O Lord!’
Psalms 41:5; Psalms 41:10
I. IT WAS A SEASON OF BODILY SUFFERING.—The Psalmist was prone on a
couch of languishing; his discomfort...
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5._My enemies have spoken evil of me. To speak _is here used in the
sense of _to imprecate. _In thus describing the unbecoming conduct of
his enemies, he seeks, as has been elsewhere said, to induce G...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 40 AND 41.
In Psalms 40 then Christ is seen, not only in His passage through the
sorrows which beset His way, if He took up the cause of the
disobedient and guil...
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MINE ENEMIES SPEAK EVIL OF ME,.... That is, the Jews, who were enemies
to his person, people, doctrines and ordinances, and would not have
him to reign over them; these spake evil of him, charged him...
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Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?
Ver. 5. _Mine enemies speak evil of me_] Notwithstanding my piety and
devotion; that is no target against persecution. David's i...
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_Mine enemies speak evil of me_ Designing thereby to grieve my spirit,
ruin my reputation, and sink my interest. _And if he come to see me_
If any of mine enemies visit me in my sickness, according to...
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A PSALM OF THANKSGIVING AND TRUST IN GOD.
To the chief musician, a psalm of David, composed probably during the
time of persecution by Absalom and, if not Messianic throughout, is at
least in part ty...
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5-13 We complain, and justly, of the want of sincerity, and that there
is scarcely any true friendship to be found among men; but the former
days were no better. One particularly, in whom David had re...
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SPEAK EVIL OF ME; vent their ill wishes against me, in the following
words....
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Psalms 41:5 enemies H341 (H8802) speak H559 (H8799) evil H7451 die
H4191 (H8799) name H8034 perish H6 (H8804)
Mine - Psalms 22:6-8, Psalms 102:8
his name - Job 18:17, Job 20:7;...
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THE PSALMIST ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HIS PROBLEMS PARTLY ARISE BECAUSE OF
HIS OWN SINFULNESS, AND THEN EXPLAINS TO YHWH ABOUT THE BEHAVIOUR OF
HIS ENEMIES (PSALMS 41:4).
Psalms 41:4
‘I said, O YHWH, have...
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You will see, dear friends, from these holy songs, that the saints of
God in those olden days were not screened from trials and troubles,
but were tempted in all points like as we are. If we happen to...
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CONTENTS: Prayer for relief from sickness and confession of sins.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: When we suffer in our reputation, our first concern should
be about our integrity and we may the...
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A psalm of David, when sick with grief at Absalom's rebellion.
Psalms 41:4. _Heal my soul._ It would appear that David was visited
with some temporary sickness, prior to Absalom's rebellion, and that...
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_Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in
time of trouble._
THE PSALMIST’S AFFLICTION
The central mass of this psalm describes the singer as suffering from
two evils: sic...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 41:1. This is a lament in which a person
has fulfilled his responsibilities to the poor and yet is suffering
severely. He prays for God’s help and vindication.
⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var im...
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INTRODUCTION
This psalm, like the preceding one, is from the pen of David, and is
addressed “to the chief musician,” for use in public religious
services. It seems to have been composed with reference...
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EXPOSITION
THE forty-first psalm completes the first book of the Psalter. All the
psalms contained in it are assigned to David by the titles, except
Psalms 1:1; Psalms 2:1; Psalms 10:1; Psalms 33:1. T...
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Let us turn at this time in our Bibles to Psalms 41:1-13. This is
another one of the psalms that begins with a beatitude. The very first
psalm begins with a beatitude, "Blessed is the man." Here again...
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Job 18:17; Job 20:7; Proverbs 10:7; Psalms 102:8; Psalms 22:6...