Psalms 41:5 BSB — MannaFest

Psalms 41:5

My enemies say with malice: “When will he die and be forgotten?”

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Mine enemies speak evil against me, saying, When will he die, and his name perish?

KJV

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

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Commentary

1 voice

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Treasury of David, Vol. 2 (1870)

Mine enemies speak evil of me. It was their nature to do and speak evil; it was not possible that the child of God could escape them. The viper fastened on Paul's hand: the better the man the more likely, and the more venomous the slander. Evil tongues are busy tongues, and never deal in truth. Jesus was traduced to the utmost, although no offence was in him. When shall he die, and his name perish? They could not be content till he was away.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אוֹיְבַ֗י	'oy.Vai	enemies my	H341 →
יֹאמְר֣וּ	yo.me.Ru	they speak	H559 →
רַ֣ע	ra'	evil	H7451 →
לִ֑י	Li	of me
מָתַ֥י	ma.Tai	when?	H4970 →
יָ֝מ֗וּת	ya.Mut	will he die	H4191 →
וְאָבַ֥ד	ve.'a.Vad	and will it perish?	H6 →
שְׁמֽוֹ׃	she.Mo	name his	H8034 →

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Where the connections lead

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Through
Proverbs 10:7
The memory of the righteous is a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot.
leads to
- Psalms 112:6
  Surely he will never be shaken; the righteous man will be remembered forever.
- Luke 1:48
  For He has looked with favor on the humble state of His servant. From now on all generations will call me blessed.
- Mark 14:9
  And truly I tell you, wherever the gospel is preached in all the world, what she has done will also be told in memory of her.”
- Psalms 109:13
  May his descendants be cut off; may their name be blotted out from the next generation.
- 2 Chronicles 24:16
  And Jehoiada was buried with the kings in the City of David, because he had done what was good in Israel for God and His temple.
Through
Psalms 38:12
Those who seek my life lay snares; those who wish me harm speak destruction, plotting deceit all day long.
leads to
- Psalms 35:20
  For they do not speak peace, but they devise deceitful schemes against those who live quietly in the land.
- 2 Samuel 17:1–3
  Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David.
Through
Psalms 102:8
All day long my enemies taunt me; they ridicule me and curse me.
leads to
- Acts 26:11
  I frequently had them punished in the synagogues, and I tried to make them blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I even went to foreign cities to persecute them.

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Psalms

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About Psalms