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Book of Psalms


Psalm 41

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.

King James Version

1 Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
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.
3 The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
4 I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.
5 Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?

6 And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
7 All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.
8 An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.
9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
10 But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.
11 By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.
12 And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.
13 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.1

References and notes
1. King James Authorized Version
2. CLARKE'S COMMENTARY - PSALMS 41 - http:// www.god rules.net /library /clarke/ clarke psa41.htm
3. Seventh-day Bible Commentary - Vol. 3 pgs. 732, 733

TITLE

The title says, To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. The Syriac says it was "A Psalm of David, when he appointed overseers to take care of the poor." The Arabic says, "It is a prophecy concerning the incarnation; and also of the salutation of Judas."2

 

DIVISION

Psalm 41 deals with a time of heavy sickness in the life of the psalmist. The suffering is made all the harder to bear by the psalmist's realisation that those who formerly were friends are now traitors. The psalm begins with a blessing on those who lovingly help the needy, continues with a description of the treachery of his former friends, and closes with a prayer of hope for restoration. The psalm resembles Psalm 38.3



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