Psalms 41:3

Psalms 41:3

The Blessing and Suffering of the Godly

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm of David.

1 Blessed is he who considers the¹ poor;
The Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.

2 The Lord will preserve him and keep him alive,
And he will be blessed on the earth;
^aYou will not deliver him to the will of his enemies.

3 The Lord will strengthen him on his bed of illness;
You will¹ sustain him on his sickbed.

4 I said, “Lord, be merciful to me;
^aHeal my soul, for I have sinned against You.”

5 My enemies speak evil of me:
“When will he die, and his name perish?”

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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The figures of Psalms 41:3 are drawn from the acts of a kind nurse.

Psalms 41:1-3

The Psalmist celebrates the blessedness of those who compassionate the poor, conduct strongly contrasted with the spite of his enemies and neglect of his friends in his calamity. He prays for God's mercy in view of his ill desert, and, in confidence of relief, and that God will vindicate his cause, he closes with a doxology. (Psalms 41:1-13)

God rewards kindness to the poor (Proverbs 19:17). From Psalms 41:2, Psalms 41:11 it may be inferred that the Psalmist describes his own conduct.

poor—in person, position, and possessions.

**Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Psalms 41:3:**

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