Psalms 41:8

They say, ¹  ‘An awful disease ²  overwhelms him, ³  and now that he is bed-ridden he will never recover.’ ⁴ 

biblegateway Psa 41:8

"A vile disease has beset him; he will never get up from the place where he lies."

biblegateway Psa 41:8

"A wicked thing is poured out upon him, That when he lies down, he will not rise up again."

biblegateway Psa 41:8

"Whatever he has, it is fatal," they say. "He will never get out of that bed!"

biblegateway Psa 41:8

The rumor goes out, "He's got some dirty, deadly disease. The doctors have given up on him."

SABDAweb Psa 41:8

They say, He has an evil disease, which will not let him go: and now that he is down he will not get up again.

bibleoremus Psa 41:8

They think that a deadly thing has fastened on me, that I will not rise again from where I lie.

biblegateway Psa 41:8

"An evil disease," they say , "clings to him. And now that he lies down, he will rise up no more."

biblegateway Psa 41:8

They say, ¹  ‘An awful disease ²  overwhelms him, ³  and now that he is bed-ridden he will never recover.’ ⁴ 

¹ tn The words “they say” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation to make it clear that v. 8 contains a quotation of what the psalmist’s enemies say about him (see v. 7a).

² tn Heb “thing of worthlessness.” In Ps 101:3 the phrase refers to evil deeds in general, but here it appears to refer more specifically to the illness that plagues the psalmist.

³ tn Heb “is poured out on him.” The passive participle of יָצַק (yatsaq) is used.

⁴ tn Heb “and he who lies down will not again arise.”