Psalms 41:7 - Forerunner Commentary

Psalms 41:7

5 My enemies speak evil of me:
“When will he die, and his name perish?”

6 And if he comes to see me, he speaks¹ lies;
His heart gathers iniquity to itself;
When he goes out, he tells it.

7 All who hate me whisper together against me;
Against me they¹ devise my hurt.

8 “An¹ evil disease,” they say, “clings to him.
And now that he lies down, he will rise up no more.”

9 ^aEven my own familiar friend in whom I trusted,
^bWho ate my bread,
Has¹ lifted up his heel against me.

10 But You, O Lord, be merciful to me, and raise me up,
That I may repay them.

11 By this I know that You are well pleased with me,
Because my enemy does not triumph over me.

Verse Comparison: Psalms 41:7

American Standard Version
All that hate me whisper together against me; Against me do they devise my hurt.

Amplified® Bible
All who hate me whisper together about me; against me do they devise my hurt [imagining the worst for me].

Contemporary English Version
My enemies whisper about me. They think the worst,

Darby English Version
All that hate me whisper together against me; against me do they devise my hurt.

Good News Bible
All who hate me whisper to each other about me, they imagine the worst about me.

King James Version
All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.

New American Standard Bible
All who hate me whisper together against me; Against me they devise my hurt, {saying,}

New International Version
All my enemies whisper together against me;
they imagine the worst for me, saying,

New King James Version
All who hate me whisper together against me;
Against me they devise my hurt.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
All who hate me whisper together against me; Against me they devise my hurt, saying,

Revised Standard Version
All who hate me whisper together about me; they imagine the worst for me.

Young's Literal Translation
All hating me whisper together against me, Against me they devise evil to me:

New English Translation
All who hate me whisper insults about me to one another;¹ they plan ways to harm me.