Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version My enemies say of me in malice, “When will he die and his name perish?” New Living Translation But my enemies say nothing but evil about me. “How soon will he die and be forgotten?” they ask. English Standard Version My enemies say of me in malice, “When will he die, and his name perish?” Berean Standard Bible My enemies say with malice: “When will he die and be forgotten?” King James Bible Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish? New King James Version My enemies speak evil of me: “When will he die, and his name perish?” New American Standard Bible My enemies speak evil against me, “When will he die, and his name perish?” NASB 1995 My enemies speak evil against me, “When will he die, and his name perish?” NASB 1977 My enemies speak evil against me, “When will he die, and his name perish?” Legacy Standard Bible My enemies speak evil against me, “When will he die, and his name perish?” Amplified Bible My enemies speak evil of me, saying, “When will he die and his name perish?” Christian Standard Bible My enemies speak maliciously about me: “When will he die and be forgotten? ” Holman Christian Standard Bible My enemies speak maliciously about me:” When will he die and be forgotten?” American Standard Version Mine enemies speak evil against me, saying, When will he die, and his name perish? Contemporary English Version My vicious enemies ask me, "When will you die and be forgotten?" English Revised Version Mine enemies speak evil against me, saying, When shall he die, and his name perish? GOD'S WORD® Translation My enemies say terrible things about me: "When will he die, and when will his family name disappear?" Good News Translation My enemies say cruel things about me. They want me to die and be forgotten. International Standard Version As for my enemies, with malice they said, "When will he die and memory of his name perish?" Majority Standard Bible My enemies say with malice: “When will he die and be forgotten?” NET Bible My enemies ask this cruel question about me, 'When will he finally die and be forgotten?' New Heart English Bible My enemies speak evil against me: "When will he die, and his name perish?" Webster's Bible Translation My enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish? World English Bible My enemies speak evil against me: “When will he die, and his name perish?” Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionMy enemies say evil of me: When he dies—his name has perished! Young's Literal Translation Mine enemies say evil of me: When he dieth -- his name hath perished! Smith's Literal Translation Mine enemies will say evil to me: When shall he die, and his name perish? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleMy enemies have spoken evils against me: when shall he die and his name perish? Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible My enemies say bad things against me: ‘When will he die and his name be forgotten?’ New Revised Standard Version My enemies wonder in malice when I will die, and my name perish. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleMine enemies speak evil of me: When shall he die, and his name perish? Peshitta Holy Bible Translated My enemies speak evil against me: "But when does he die and his Name perish?" OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Mine enemies speak evil of me: 'When shall he die, and his name perish?' Brenton Septuagint Translation Mine enemies have spoken evil against me, saying, When shall he die, and his name perish? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Blessed is He who Cares for the Poor…4I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against You.” 5My enemies say with malice: “When will he die and be forgotten?” 6My visitor speaks falsehood; he gathers slander in his heart; he goes out and spreads it abroad.… Cross References Matthew 5:11 Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. John 15:18-19 If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. / If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. Matthew 27:39-44 And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads / and saying, “You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, save Yourself! If You are the Son of God, come down from the cross!” / In the same way, the chief priests, scribes, and elders mocked Him, saying, ... Mark 15:29-32 And those who passed by heaped abuse on Him, shaking their heads and saying, “Aha! You who are going to destroy the temple and rebuild it in three days, / come down from the cross and save Yourself!” / In the same way, the chief priests and scribes mocked Him among themselves, saying, “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself! ... Luke 6:22 Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man. John 13:18 I am not speaking about all of you; I know whom I have chosen. But this is to fulfill the Scripture: ‘The one who shares My bread has lifted up his heel against Me.’ Acts 13:45 But when the Jews saw the crowds, they were filled with jealousy, and they blasphemously contradicted what Paul was saying. Acts 23:12-13 When daylight came, the Jews formed a conspiracy and bound themselves with an oath not to eat or drink until they had killed Paul. / More than forty of them were involved in this plot. Romans 12:14 Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse. 1 Peter 4:14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. 2 Timothy 3:12 Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, Job 19:19 All my best friends despise me, and those I love have turned against me. Job 30:1-10 “But now they mock me, men younger than I am, whose fathers I would have refused to put with my sheep dogs. / What use to me was the strength of their hands, since their vigor had left them? / Gaunt from poverty and hunger, they gnawed the dry land, and the desolate wasteland by night. ... Jeremiah 18:18 Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to the wise, nor an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words.” Jeremiah 20:10 For I have heard the whispering of many: “Terror is on every side! Report him; let us report him!” All my trusted friends watch for my fall: “Perhaps he will be deceived so that we may prevail against him and take our vengeance upon him.” Treasury of Scripture My enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish? Mine Psalm 22:6-8 But I am a worm, and no man; a reproach of men, and despised of the people… Psalm 102:8 Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me. his name Job 18:17 His remembrance shall perish from the earth, and he shall have no name in the street. Job 20:7 Yet he shall perish for ever like his own dung: they which have seen him shall say, Where is he? Proverbs 10:7 The memory of the just is blessed: but the name of the wicked shall rot. Jump to Previous Dead Die Dieth End Enemies Evil Haters Malice Perish Perished Speak WishJump to Next Dead Die Dieth End Enemies Evil Haters Malice Perish Perished Speak WishPsalm 41 1. The recompense of the charitable4. David complains of his enemies' treachery 10. He flees to God for helpfulness My enemies say The phrase "My enemies say" introduces the adversarial context of the psalmist's experience. In Hebrew, the word for "enemies" is "אֹיְבַי" (oyebay), which denotes those who are hostile or bear animosity. This reflects the reality of spiritual and physical opposition faced by believers. Historically, David, the attributed author of this psalm, often encountered enemies, both within his kingdom and from surrounding nations. This phrase sets the stage for understanding the trials and tribulations that come with being a follower of God, reminding us that opposition is a common experience for those who stand for righteousness. of me in malice When will he die and his name perish? Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew My enemiesאוֹיְבַ֗י (’ō·wy·ḇay) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 341: Hating, an adversary say יֹאמְר֣וּ (yō·mə·rū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say with malice: רַ֣ע (ra‘) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil “When מָתַ֥י (mā·ṯay) Interrogative Strong's 4970: Extent, when will he die יָ֝מ֗וּת (yā·mūṯ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4191: To die, to kill and be forgotten?” וְאָבַ֥ד (wə·’ā·ḇaḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish Links Psalm 41:5 NIVPsalm 41:5 NLT Psalm 41:5 ESV Psalm 41:5 NASB Psalm 41:5 KJV Psalm 41:5 BibleApps.com Psalm 41:5 Biblia Paralela Psalm 41:5 Chinese Bible Psalm 41:5 French Bible Psalm 41:5 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 41:5 My enemies speak evil against me: When (Psalm Ps Psa.) |