Psalms 41:8

“An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.”

"An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more." - Psalms 41:8
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What does Psalms 41:8 mean?

The verse Psalms 41:8 in the King James Version of the Bible reads as follows: "An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth, he shall rise up no more." This verse is part of Psalm 41, which is a psalm of David. The overall theme of this psalm is the…

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The Disease of Despair: Finding Hope in Our Trials

Psalm 41:8 reads, "An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more." This verse speaks profoundly about the human experience of suffering, particularly the kind that isolates us and invites despair into our lives. The writer of…

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A Prayer for Healing and Hope in the Midst of Suffering

O Sovereign Lord, Creator of heaven and earth, we humbly come before You in acknowledgment of Your omnipotence and infinite love. As we gather in Your presence today, we bring our hearts burdened with concern for those afflicted by illness, pain, and suffering. Your Word in…

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Psalms 41:8 - "An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more."
Psalms 89:41 - "All that pass by the way spoil him: he is a reproach to his neighbours."
Psalms 49:8 - "(For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)"
Psalms 41:1 - "Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble."
Psalms 41:13 - "Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen."
Psalms 78:41 - "Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel."
Psalms 18:41 - "They cried, but there was none to save them: even unto the LORD, but he answered them not."
Psalms 106:41 - "And he gave them into the hand of the heathen; and they that hated them ruled over them."
"Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?" - Psalms 41:5
Psalms 105:41 - "He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; they ran in the dry places like a river."
Psalms 41:5 - "Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?"
Psalms 41:12 - "And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever."
Psalms 107:41 - "Yet setteth he the poor on high from affliction, and maketh him families like a flock."
Psalms 41:11 - "By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me."
Psalms 41:10 - "But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them."
Psalms 41:7 - "All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt."
Psalms 41:3 - "The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness."
"But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them." - Psalms 41:10
"All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;" - Psalms 8:7
Psalms 41:4 - "I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee."
Psalms 119:41 - "Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word."
"To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron;" - Psalms 149:8
"But thou, LORD, art most high for evermore." - Psalms 92:8
Psalms 78:8 - "And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation that set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God."
"They are brought down and fallen: but we are risen, and stand upright." - Psalms 20:8
"Let the floods clap their hands: let the hills be joyful together" - Psalms 98:8
"They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily." - Psalms 73:8
Psalms 41:2 - "The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies."
Psalms 41:6 - "And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it."