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 

Job 2:7,8; Ps 3:2; Ps 38:3-7; Ps 71:11; Mt 27:41-46,63,64; Lu 13:16

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.”