Psalms 41:6

“And if he come to see [me], etc.] Meaning anyone of his enemies, when they came, as pretended, to pay him a friendly visit. A late learned writer f576 interprets this of Absalom, who visited his father when he had the smallpox, which he thinks, after mentioned, of which his enemies expected he would die, when Absalom pretended great concern for his life; though he, with others, were plotting against him, should he live, to destroy him; he speaketh vanity; lies and falsehoods, in an hypocritical manner, with a double heart; his mouth and his heart not agreeing together; (see <402216> Matthew 22:16); his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; amasses to itself greater treasures of wickedness…”

“to see me--as if to spy out my case. he speaketh . . . itself--or, "he speaketh vanity as to his heart"--that is, does not speak candidly, "he gathereth iniquity to him," collects elements for mischief, and then divulges the gains of his hypocrisy.”

“And if he come to see me - If he condescends to visit me in my sickness. The word me is not in the original; and perhaps the idea is not that he came to see the sufferer, but that he came to see “for himself,” though under pretence of paying a visit of kindness. His real motive was to make observation, that he might find something in the expressions or manner of the sufferer that would enable him to make a report unfavorable to him, and to confirm him in his impression that it was desirable such a man should die. He would come under the mask of sympathy and friendship, but really to find something that would confirm him in the opinion that he was a bad man, and that would enable him to state…”

“His heart - Even when he is with me, and pretends hearty affection, his heart is devising mischief against me. Psalms 41:9”

“speaketh: Psa 12:2; Pro 26:24, Pro 26:25; Neh 6:1-14; Pro 26:24-26; Dan 11:27; Mic 7:5-7; Luk 11:53, Luk 11:54, Luk 20:20-23; Co2 11:26 when: Jer 20:10 Psalms 41:7”