Psalms 41:8
“A vile disease has been poured into him;
What it says
They assume a fatal affliction has seized him and that he will never rise again.
What it is doing
This verse gives voice to their confident, merciless verdict.
In context
1For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. 2The LORD will protect and preserve him; 3The LORD will sustain him on his bed of illness 4I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; 5My enemies say with malice: 6My visitor speaks falsehood; 7All who hate me whisper against me; 8“A vile disease has been poured into him; 9Even my close friend whom I trusted, 10But You, O LORD, be gracious to me and raise me up, 11By this I know that You delight in me, 12In my integrity You uphold me 13Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel,