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Psalms 41:7
All who hate me whisper against me; they imagine the worst for me:
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist speaks to God while describing the coordinated hostility of his enemies during a time of personal affliction.
The words — The Hebrew יִ֭תְלַחֲשׁוּ (yit.la.cha.shu) means "they whisper to one another," and יַחְשְׁב֖וּ (yach.she.Vu) translates to "they plot" or "they imagine."
The thread — This dynamic of adversaries conspiring against a target runs through Matthew 22:15, where the Pharisees plot to trap Jesus, and parallels the hostile mental focus described in Psalms 56:5.
Why it lands — The text requires a reader to recognize that organized malice often operates through private counsel and calculated schemes before it becomes public action.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.
Cross-references
- Proverbs 16:28 A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.
- Psalms 56:5 All day long they twist my words; all their thoughts are on my demise.
- Matthew 22:15 Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.
- Matthew 26:3 At that time the chief priests and elders of the people assembled in the courtyard of the high priest, whose name was Caiaphas,
- Psalms 31:13 For I hear the slander of many; there is terror on every side. They conspire against me and plot to take my life.
- Proverbs 26:20 Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.
- Romans 1:29 They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips,
- 2 Corinthians 12:20 For I am afraid that when I come, I may not find you as I wish, and you may not find me as you wish. I fear that there may be quarreling, jealousy, rage, rivalry, slander, gossip, arrogance, and disorder.