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he will never get up from the place where he lies.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/41.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“He has some fatal disease,” they say. “He will never get out of that bed!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/41.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They say, “A deadly thing is poured out on him; he will not rise again from where he lies.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/41.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“A vile disease has been poured into him; he will never get up from where he lies!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/41.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />An evil disease, <i>say they</i>, cleaveth fast unto him: and <i>now</i> that he lieth he shall rise up no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/41.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“An evil disease,” <i>they say,</i> “clings to him. And <i>now</i> that he lies down, he will rise up no more.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/41.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“A wicked thing is poured out upon him, So that when he lies down, he will not get up again.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/41.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220A wicked thing is poured out upon him, That when he lies down, he will not rise up again.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/41.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“A wicked thing is poured out upon him, That when he lies down, he will not rise up again.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/41.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“A vile thing is poured out upon him, That when he lies down, he will not rise up again.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/41.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“A wicked thing is poured out upon him <i>and</i> holds him; And when he lies down, he will not rise up again.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/41.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Something awful has overwhelmed him, and he won’t rise again from where he lies! ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/41.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Lethal poison has been poured into him, and he won&#8217t rise again from where he lies!&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/41.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him; And now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/41.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />and they say, "You have some fatal disease! You'll never get well." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/41.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/41.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"A devilish disease has attached itself to him. He will never leave his sickbed."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/41.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They say, "He is fatally ill; he will never leave his bed again." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/41.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They say, "Wickedness is entrenched in him. Once he is brought low, he will not rise again."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/41.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They say, 'An awful disease overwhelms him, and now that he is bed-ridden he will never recover.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/41.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"A wicked thing is poured out on him; and he who lies down will not rise again."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/41.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast to him: and now that he lieth he shall rise no more.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/41.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />“A vile disease has been poured into him; he will never get up from where he lies!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/41.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“An evil disease”, they say, “has afflicted him. Now that he lies he shall rise up no more.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/41.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />A worthless thing is poured out on him, "" And because he lay down he does not rise again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/41.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> A thing of Belial is poured out on him, And because he lay down he riseth not again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/41.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />A word of Belial will press upon him: and when he lay down, he will not add to rise up.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/41.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They determined against me an unjust word : shall he that sleepeth rise again no more? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/41.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 40:9>They established an unjust word against me. Will he that sleeps no longer rise again?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/41.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />‘He has had ruin poured over him; that one lying down will never rise again.’ <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/41.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They think that a deadly thing has fastened on me, that I will not rise again from where I lie.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/41.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They conceive unjust accusations against me; they say, Now that he lies sick in his bed, he shall rise up no more.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/41.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They were meditating on a word of evil: "Now that he lies down, he will rise no more.”<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/41.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />An evil thing cleaveth fast unto him; And now that he lieth, he shall rise up no more.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/41.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They denounced a wicked word against me, <i>saying</i>, Now that he lies, shall he not rise up again?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/41-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=4900" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/41.htm">Blessed is He who Cares for the Poor</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me: <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1100.htm" title="1100: bə·lî·ya·‘al (N-ms) -- Worthlessness. From bliy and ya'al; without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickedness.">“A vile</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: də·ḇar- (N-msc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">disease</a> <a href="/hebrew/3332.htm" title="3332: yā·ṣūq (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to pour out; by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard.">has been poured</a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">into him;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">he will never</a> <a href="/hebrew/3254.htm" title="3254: yō·w·sîp̄ (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To add. A primitive root; to add or augment."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6965.htm" title="6965: lā·qūm (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To arise, stand up, stand. A primitive root; to rise.">get up</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: wa·’ă·šer (Conj-w:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">from where</a> <a href="/hebrew/7901.htm" title="7901: ḵaḇ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To lie down. A primitive root; to lie down.">he lies!”</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>Even my close friend whom I trusted, the one who shared my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/13-18.htm">John 13:18</a></span><br />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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-21.htm">Matthew 26:21-23</a></span><br />And while they were eating, He said to them, “Truly I tell you, one of you will betray Me.” / They were deeply grieved and began to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I, Lord?” / Jesus answered, “The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with Me will betray Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-18.htm">Mark 14:18-20</a></span><br />And while they were reclining and eating, Jesus said, “Truly I tell you, one of you who is eating with Me will betray Me.” / They began to be grieved and to ask Him one after another, “Surely not I?” / He answered, “It is one of the Twelve—the one who is dipping his hand into the bowl with Me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-21.htm">Luke 22:21-23</a></span><br />Look! The hand of My betrayer is with Mine on the table. / Indeed, the Son of Man will go as it has been determined, but woe to that man who betrays Him.” / Then they began to question among themselves which of them was going to do this.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/18-2.htm">John 18:2-5</a></span><br />Now Judas His betrayer also knew the place, because Jesus had often met there with His disciples. / So Judas brought a band of soldiers and officers from the chief priests and Pharisees. They arrived at the garden carrying lanterns, torches, and weapons. / Jesus, knowing all that was coming upon Him, stepped forward and asked them, “Whom are you seeking?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/1-16.htm">Acts 1:16-20</a></span><br />“Brothers, the Scripture had to be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the mouth of David concerning Judas, who became a guide for those who arrested Jesus. / He was one of our number and shared in this ministry.” / (Now with the reward for his wickedness Judas bought a field; there he fell headlong and burst open in the middle, and all his intestines spilled out. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/27-3.htm">Matthew 27:3-5</a></span><br />When Judas, who had betrayed Him, saw that Jesus was condemned, he was filled with remorse and returned the thirty pieces of silver to the chief priests and elders. / “I have sinned by betraying innocent blood,” he said. “What is that to us?” they replied. “You bear the responsibility.” / So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/14-43.htm">Mark 14:43-45</a></span><br />While Jesus was still speaking, Judas, one of the Twelve, arrived, accompanied by a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests, scribes, and elders. / Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: “The One I kiss is the man; arrest Him and lead Him away securely.” / Going directly to Jesus, he said, “Rabbi!” and kissed Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/22-47.htm">Luke 22:47-48</a></span><br />While He was still speaking, a crowd arrived, led by the man called Judas, one of the Twelve. He approached Jesus to kiss Him. / But Jesus asked him, “Judas, are you betraying the Son of Man with a kiss?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-70.htm">John 6:70-71</a></span><br />Jesus answered them, “Have I not chosen you, the Twelve? Yet one of you is a devil!” / He was speaking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. For although Judas was one of the Twelve, he was later to betray Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/15-12.htm">2 Samuel 15:12</a></span><br />While Absalom was offering the sacrifices, he sent for Ahithophel the Gilonite, David’s counselor, to come from his hometown of Giloh. So the conspiracy gained strength, and Absalom’s following kept increasing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/17-1.htm">2 Samuel 17:1-4</a></span><br />Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David. / I will attack him while he is weak and weary; I will throw him into a panic, and all the people with him will flee; I will strike down only the king / and bring all the people back to you as a bride returning to her husband. You seek the life of only one man; then all the people will be at peace.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/19-19.htm">Job 19:19</a></span><br />All my best friends despise me, and those I love have turned against me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/19-5.htm">Job 19:5-6</a></span><br />If indeed you would exalt yourselves above me and use my disgrace against me, / then understand that it is God who has wronged me and drawn His net around me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/20-10.htm">Jeremiah 20:10</a></span><br />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.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">An evil disease, say they, sticks fast to him: and now that he lies he shall rise up no more.</p><p class="hdg">An evil disease [heb.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/38-3.htm">Psalm 38:3-7</a></b></br> <i>There is</i> no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither <i>is there any</i> rest in my bones because of my sin… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/2-7.htm">Job 2:7,8</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/13-16.htm">Luke 13:16</a></b></br> 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?</p><p class="hdg">and</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/3-2.htm">Psalm 3:2</a></b></br> Many <i>there be</i> which say of my soul, <i>There is</i> no help for him in God. Selah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/71-11.htm">Psalm 71:11</a></b></br> Saying, God hath forsaken him: persecute and take him; for <i>there is</i> none to deliver <i>him</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/27-41.htm">Matthew 27:41-46,63,64</a></b></br> Likewise also the chief priests mocking <i>him</i>, with the scribes and elders, said, … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/40-17.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/psalms/18-4.htm">Belial</a> <a href="/psalms/31-21.htm">Beset</a> <a href="/psalms/29-7.htm">Cleaveth</a> <a href="/psalms/17-9.htm">Deadly</a> <a href="/psalms/38-11.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/psalms/41-7.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/38-2.htm">Fast</a> <a href="/job/38-6.htm">Fastened</a> <a href="/psalms/40-4.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/psalms/22-14.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/psalms/36-12.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/psalms/27-3.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/psalms/15-4.htm">Vile</a> <a href="/psalms/39-1.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/44-2.htm">Afflicted</a> <a href="/psalms/101-3.htm">Belial</a> <a href="/psalms/55-5.htm">Beset</a> <a href="/psalms/44-25.htm">Cleaveth</a> <a href="/psalms/42-10.htm">Deadly</a> <a href="/psalms/53-1.htm">Disease</a> <a href="/psalms/43-1.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/psalms/63-8.htm">Fast</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/12-11.htm">Fastened</a> <a href="/psalms/55-11.htm">Lies</a> <a href="/psalms/42-4.htm">Poured</a> <a href="/psalms/41-10.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/psalms/94-16.htm">Riseth</a> <a href="/psalms/53-1.htm">Vile</a> <a href="/psalms/43-1.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 41</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/41-1.htm">The recompense of the charitable</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/41-4.htm">David complains of his enemies' treachery</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/41-10.htm">He flees to God for helpfulness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/41.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/41.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>A vile disease has been poured into him;</b><br>This phrase suggests a severe affliction or illness, often interpreted as a metaphor for deep suffering or sin. In biblical times, disease was sometimes seen as a consequence of sin or divine judgment. The imagery of something being "poured into" implies an external force or judgment, aligning with the belief that God allows or sends trials for purification or punishment. This can be connected to Job's suffering, where his friends wrongly assume his afflictions are due to sin. Theologically, it reflects the human condition of suffering and the need for divine intervention.<p><b>he will never get up from where he lies!</b><br>This part of the verse conveys a sense of hopelessness and finality, suggesting that the afflicted person is beyond recovery. In the cultural context of ancient Israel, lying down often symbolized death or severe incapacitation. This phrase can be seen as a reflection of the despair felt by those who are suffering, yet it also foreshadows the resurrection hope found in Christ. In the New Testament, Jesus often healed those who were thought to be beyond help, symbolizing His power over sin and death. This phrase can also be seen as a type of Christ, who was thought to be defeated in death but rose again, defying the expectation of never rising.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/41.htm">Psalm 41</a>, David is expressing his lament and trust in God amidst betrayal and illness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/e/enemies.htm">Enemies</a></b><br>The psalm speaks of those who wish harm upon David, possibly referring to personal adversaries or even close friends who have turned against him.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/illness.htm">Illness</a></b><br>The "vile disease" mentioned symbolizes both physical ailment and the spiritual or emotional affliction caused by betrayal.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate healer and protector, whom David trusts to deliver him from his afflictions.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/b/betrayal.htm">Betrayal</a></b><br>An underlying theme in the psalm, reflecting the pain of being betrayed by those close to him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god_amidst_suffering.htm">Trust in God Amidst Suffering</a></b><br>Even when afflicted by illness or betrayal, believers are encouraged to place their trust in God, who is sovereign over all circumstances.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_betrayal.htm">The Reality of Betrayal</a></b><br>Betrayal is a painful reality that even the most faithful can experience. It is important to seek God's comfort and wisdom in dealing with such situations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_and_physical_healing.htm">Spiritual and Physical Healing</a></b><br>God is concerned with both our physical and spiritual well-being. We should seek His healing and restoration in all areas of life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_prayer.htm">The Power of Prayer</a></b><br>In times of distress, prayer is a powerful tool for seeking God's intervention and peace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/forgiveness_and_reconciliation.htm">Forgiveness and Reconciliation</a></b><br>While betrayal is painful, believers are called to forgive and seek reconciliation, following the example of Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_41.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 41</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_mental_illness.htm">What does the Bible say about mental illness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_supports_leviathan_in_job_41.htm">In light of lacking physical evidence or fossil records, what historical or archaeological support exists for Leviathan in Job 41?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_psalm_41_4_link_sin_to_illness.htm">Why does Psalm 41:4 link sin directly to illness when modern science attributes disease to natural causes rather than moral failings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_wealth_secure_eternal_friends.htm">What does 'Fear Is a Liar' mean?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/41.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">An evil disease.</span>--Margin, <span class= "ital">thing of Belial. </span>(For "Belial," see <a href="/deuteronomy/13-13.htm" title="Certain men, the children of Belial, are gone out from among you, and have withdrawn the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which you have not known;">Deuteronomy 13:13</a>.) The expression may mean, as in LXX. and Vulg., "a lawless speech," so the Chaldee, "a perverse word." Syriac, "a word of iniquity," or "a physical evil," as in Authorised Version, or "a moral evil." The verse is difficult, not only from this ambiguity, but also from that of the verb, which, according to the derivation we take, may mean "cleave" or "pour forth." Modern scholars prefer the latter, understanding the image as taken from the process of casting metal. <span class= "ital">An incurable wound is poured out </span>(<span class= "ital">welded</span>)<span class= "ital"> upon him. </span>(Comp. "molten," <a href="/1_kings/7-24.htm" title="And under the brim of it round about there were knops compassing it, ten in a cubit, compassing the sea round about: the knops were cast in two rows, when it was cast.">1Kings 7:24</a>; <a href="/1_kings/7-30.htm" title="And every base had four brazen wheels, and plates of brass: and the four corners thereof had supports: under the laver were supports molten, at the side of every addition.">1Kings 7:30</a>.) This does not, however, suit the context nearly so well as the reading,<p>"A wicked saying have they directed against me:<p>Let the sick man never rise again,"<p>which has the support of the LXX. and Vulg., though they make of the last clause a question, "Shall not the sleeper rise again?"<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/41.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">An evil disease</span> (literally, <span class="accented">a thing of Belial</span>), say they, <span class="cmt_word">cleaveth</span> <span class="cmt_word">fast unto him</span>. (On the meaning of "Belial," see the comment on Psalm 18:4.) The "thing of Belial" here intended may, perhaps, be the disease from which David was suffering, but is more probably some disgraceful charge or infamous calumny which had been circulated concerning him, and was now crushing him down. This calumny is represented as poured out upon him like a coating of molten metal (see <a href="/job/41-23.htm">Job 41:23, 24</a>), and so cleaving to him. <span class="cmt_word">And now</span> <span class="cmt_word">that he lieth;</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "now that he is prostrate upon a sick-bed." <span class="cmt_word">He shall rise up no more</span>. He shall not recover, but die of his malady. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/41-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">“A vile</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּ֭לִיַּעַל</span> <span class="translit">(bə·lî·ya·‘al)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1100.htm">Strong's 1100: </a> </span><span class="str2">Without profit, worthlessness, destruction, wickedness </span><br /><br /><span class="word">disease</span><br /><span class="heb">דְּֽבַר־</span> <span class="translit">(də·ḇar-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">has been poured</span><br /><span class="heb">יָצ֣וּק</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ṣūq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3332.htm">Strong's 3332: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pour out, to melt, cast as metal, to place firmly, to stiffen, grow hard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into him;</span><br /><span class="heb">בּ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">he will never</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">get up</span><br /><span class="heb">לָקֽוּם׃</span> <span class="translit">(lā·qūm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6965.htm">Strong's 6965: </a> </span><span class="str2">To arise, stand up, stand</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from where</span><br /><span class="heb">וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(wa·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he lies!”</span><br /><span class="heb">שָׁ֝כַ֗ב</span> <span class="translit">(ḵaḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7901.htm">Strong's 7901: </a> </span><span class="str2">To lie down</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/41-8.htm">Psalm 41:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/41-8.htm">Psalm 41:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/41-8.htm">Psalm 41:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/41-8.htm">Psalm 41:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/41-8.htm">Psalm 41:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/41-8.htm">Psalm 41:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/41-8.htm">Psalm 41:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/41-8.htm">Psalm 41:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/41-8.htm">Psalm 41:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/41-8.htm">Psalm 41:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/41-8.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 41:8 An evil disease they say has afflicted (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/41-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 41:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 41:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/41-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 41:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 41:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>