The psalmist goes on to tell of treachery that he experienced from associates while in a weakened condition: “As for my enemies, they say what is bad concerning me: ‘When will he die and his name actually perish?’

Ps. 41:5, 6.

David’s enemies had nothing good to say about him. Maliciously they spoke of him as a wicked man. Impatiently they yearned for him to die and be remembered no more.