Psalms 41:8
6 And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
7 All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.
An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.
9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
10 But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- “A vile disease has been poured into him; he will never get up from where he lies!”
- KJV
- An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.
- WEB
- “An evil disease”, they say, “has afflicted him. Now that he lies he shall rise up no more.”
- ASV
- An evil disease, [say they], cleaveth fast unto him; And now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.
- DARBY
- A thing of Belial cleaveth fast unto him; and now that he is laid down, he will rise up no more.
- BLB
- “Let a thing of destruction be poured into him, and [he] who lies down shall not rise up again.”
- ÅB
- «En ulykke er utøst over ham;
han som ligger der, skal ikke stå opp mer.» - OTB
- "En alvorlig sykdom har grepet ham,
Så når han legger seg ned, vil han ikke reise seg igjen." - B1930
- En ugjerning henger ved ham, og han som ligger der, skal ikke stå op mere.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 71:11
Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for there is none to deliver him.
Read in contextLuke 13:16
And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?
Read in contextMatthew 27:41–46
Likewise also the chief priests mocking him, with the scribes and elders, said,
Read in contextMatthew 27:63–64
Saying, Sir, we remember that that deceiver said, while he was yet alive, After three days I will rise again.
Read in contextPsalms 3:2
Many there be which say of my soul, There is no help for him in God. Selah.
Read in contextPsalms 38:3–7
There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.
Read in contextJob 2:7–8
So went Satan forth from the presence of the LORD, and smote Job with sore boils from the sole of his foot unto his crown.
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