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John Gill
INTRODUCTION TO Psalms 41 To the chief Musician, a Psalm of David. In this psalm is a prophecy concerning Christ, and concerning Judas Iscariot, as runs part of the title in the Syriac version; and in the Arabic version it is called a prophecy concerning the incarnation, and the salutation of Judas; and certain it is that Psalms 41:9 is to be understood of him, and of his betraying Christ into...
John Gill
All that hate me whisper together against me,.... That is, they privately conspired against him; see Matthew 22:15; against me do they devise my hurt; not only to take away his name and credit, but his life.
Matthew Henry
God's kindness and truth have often been the support and comfort of the saints when they have had most experience of man's unkindness and treachery. David here found them so, upon a sick-bed; he found his enemies very barbarous, but his God very gracious. I. He here comforts himself in his communion with God under his sickness, by faith receiving and laying hold of God's promises to him (ver....
Charles H. Spurgeon
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. Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me. Many a child of God has had his character whispered down by slanderers, many a man has had a hard time of...