NASB Psalms 41 KJV; Red Letter NT, Cross References, Translation Footnotes, Strong's Concordance Numbers

NASB — Psalms 41 — KJV

The Psalmist in Sickness Complains of Enemies and False Friends.

For the choir director. A Psalm of David.

  1 How blessed° is he who aconsiders° the Ihelpless°;
  The LORD° will deliver° him bin a day° of IItrouble°.
  2 The LORD° will aprotect° him and keep° him alive°,
  And he shall Ibe called° bblessed° upon the earth°;
  And cdo not give° him over to the desire° of his enemies°.
  3 The LORD° will sustain° him upon his sickbed°°;
  In his illness°, You Irestore° him to health°°.

[1] IOr poor IIOr evil a Ps 82:3, 4; Pv 14:21 b Ps 27:5; 37:19
[2] IOr be blessed a Ps 37:28 b Ps 37:22 c Ps 27:12
[3] ILit turn all his bed

  4 ¶ As for me, I said°, “O LORD°, be gracious° to me;
  aHeal° my soul°, for bI have sinned° against You.”
  5 My enemies° aspeak° evil° against me,
  “When° will he die°, and his name° perish°?”
  6 And Iwhen° he comes° to see° [me], he aspeaks° IIfalsehood°;
  His heart° gathers° wickedness° to itself;
  When he goes° outside°, he tells° it.
  7 All° who hate° me whisper° together° against° me;
  Against° me they adevise° my hurt°, [saying],
  8 “A wicked° thing° is poured° out Iupon him,
  That when° he lies° down°, he will anot rise° up again°.”
  9 Even° my aclose° friend°° in whom° I trusted°,
  Who ate° my bread°,
  Has lifted° up his heel° against° me.

[4] a Ps 6:2; 103:3; 147:3 b Ps 51:4
[5] a Ps 38:12
[6] IOr if he IIOr emptiness a Ps 12:2; 62:4; Pv 26:24-26
[7] a Ps 56:5
[8] IOr within a Ps 71:10, 11
[9] a 2S 15:12; Jb 19:13, 19; Ps 55:12, 13, 20; Jr 20:10; Mi 7:5; Mt 26:23; Lk 22:21; Jn 13:18

  10 ¶ But You, O LORD°, be gracious° to me and araise° me up,
  That I may repay° them.
  11 By this° I know° that aYou are pleased° with me,
  Because° bmy enemy° does not shout° in triumph° over° me.
  12 As for me, aYou uphold° me in my integrity°,
  And You set° me bin Your presence° forever°.

[10] a Ps 3:3
[11] a Ps 37:23; 147:11 b Ps 25:2
[12] a Ps 18:32; 37:17; 63:8 b Jb 36:7; Ps 21:6

  13 ¶ aBlessed° be the LORD°, the God° of Israel°,
  From everlasting° to everlasting°.
  Amen° and Amen°.

[13] a Ps 72:18, 19; 89:52; 106:48; 150:6

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God's care for the poor.

1 ¶ [[To the chief Musician,º ª A Psalmº of David.]]º Blessedº [is] he that considerethº ª ² the poor:º the LORDº will deliverº ª him in timeº of trouble.º 2 The LORDº will preserveº ª him, and keep him alive;º ª [and] he shall be blessedº ª upon the earth:º and thou wilt not² deliverº ª him unto the willº of his enemies.º ª 3 The LORDº will strengthenº ª him upon² the bedº of languishing:º thou wilt makeº ª all² his bedº in his sickness.º

[1] Dt 15:7; Jb 29:12; 31:16; Ps 34:19; 37:19, 26, 39; 112:9; Pv 14:21; 16:14; 19:17; Ec 11:1; 12:1; Is 58:7; Mt 25:34; Mk 14:7; Lk 14:13; Ac 20:35; 2Co 9:8; Ga 2:10; 1Th 5:14; He 6:10; Jm 2:13; Rv 3:10.
[2] Ps 27:12; 33:19; 37:32; 91:3; 128:1; 140:8; Jr 45:4; 1Ti 4:8.
[3] 2K 1:6, 16; 20:5; Ps 73:26; 2Co 4:16; Php 2:26.

David complaineth of his enemies' treachery.

4 I² said,º ª LORD,º be mercifulº ª unto me: healº ª my soul;º for² I have sinnedº ª against thee. 5 Mine enemiesº ª speakº ª evilº of me, When² shall he die,º ª and his nameº perish?º ª 6 And if² he comeº ª to seeº ª [me], he speakethº ª vanity:º his heartº gatherethº ª iniquityº to itself; [when] he goethº ª abroad,º he tellethº ª [it]. 7 All² that hateº ª me whisperº ª togetherº against² me: against² me do they deviseº ª my hurt.º 8 An evilº disease,º [say they], cleaveth fastº ª unto him: and [now] that² he liethº ª he shall rise upº ª no² more.º ª 9 Yea,² mine own familiar¹ friend,º ² in whom² I trusted,º ª which did eatº ª of my bread,º hath lifted upº ª [his] heelº against² me.

[4] 2Ch 30:18; Ps 6:2; 32:5; 51:1; 103:3; 147:3; Ho 6:1; Jm 5:15.
[5] Jb 18:17; 20:7; Ps 22:6; 102:8; Pv 10:7.
[6] Ne 6:1; Ps 12:2; Pv 26:24; Jr 20:10; Dn 11:27; Mi 7:5; Lk 11:53; 20:20; 2Co 11:26.
[7] Ps 31:13; 56:5; Pv 16:28; 26:20; Mt 22:15; 26:3; Ro 1:29; 2Co 12:20.
[8] Jb 2:7; Ps 3:2; 38:3; 71:11; Mt 27:41, 63; Lk 13:16.
[9] Dt 32:15; 2S 15:12; Jb 19:19; Ps 55:12, 20; Jr 20:10; Ob 1:7; Jn 13:18, 26.

He fleeth to God for succour.

10 But thou,² O LORD,º be mercifulº ª unto me, and raise me up,º ª that I may requiteº ª them. 11 By this² I knowº ª that² thou favourestº ª me, because² mine enemyº ª doth not² triumphº ª over² me. 12 And as for me,² thou upholdestº ª me in mine integrity,º and settestº ª me before thy faceº for ever.º 13 Blessedº ª [be] the LORDº Godº of Israelº from everlasting,º ² and to² everlasting.º Amen,º and Amen.º

[10] Ps 18:37; 21:8; 57:1; 69:22; 109:6, 21; Lk 19:27.
[11] Ps 13:4; 31:8; 35:25; 86:17; 124:6; Jr 20:13; Col 2:15.
[12] Jb 36:7; Ps 16:11; 17:15; 25:21; 34:15; 73:23; 94:18; Jn 17:24.
[13] Nu 5:22; Dt 27:15; 1K 1:36; 1Ch 16:36; 29:10; Ps 72:18; 89:52; 106:48; Jr 28:6; Mt 6:13; 1Co 14:16; Ep 1:3; Rv 4:8; 5:9; 7:12; 11:17; 22:20.

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