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Chapter 41

Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

(Title

&) This Psalm is supposed to have been written on the same occasion as the three former; and to relate to David's affliction, and the evil treatment he received from his enemies during its continuance.

Blessed

112:9 Deuteronomy 15:7-11 Job 29:12-16 31:16-20 Proverbs 14:21 19:17 Ecclesiastes 11:1,2 Isaiah 58:7-11 Mark 14:7 Luke 14:13,14 2 Corinthians 9:8-14 Galatians 2:10

the poor

or, the weak, or sick.

Matthew 25:34-39 Acts 20:35 1 Thessalonians 5:14

Lord

34:19 37:26,39,40 Hebrews 6:10 James 2:13

time of trouble

Heb. the day of evil.

37:19 Proverbs 16:14 Ecclesiastes 12:1 Revelation 3:10

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.

preserve

33:19 91:3-7 Jeremiah 45:4,5

blessed

128:1-6 1 Timothy 4:8

thou wilt not

or, do not thou.

27:12 37:32,33 140:8,9

The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.

strengthen

73:26 2 Kings 1:6,16 20:5,6 2 Corinthians 4:16,17 Philippians 2:26,27

make

Heb. turn.

I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

Lord

32:5 51:1-3

heal

6:2-4 103:3 147:3 2 Chronicles 30:18-20 Hosea 6:1 James 5:15,16

Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?

Mine

22:6-8 102:8

his name

Job 18:17 20:7 Proverbs 10:7

And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.

speaketh

12:2 Proverbs 26:24,25 Nehemiah 6:1-14 Proverbs 26:24-26 Daniel 11:27 Micah 7:5-7 Luke 11:53,54 20:20-23 2 Corinthians 11:26

when

Jeremiah 20:10

All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.

whisper

Proverbs 16:28 26:20 *marg:; Romans 1:29 2 Corinthians 12:20

against

31:13 56:5,6 Matthew 22:15 26:3,4

my hurt

Heb. evil to me.

An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.

An evil disease

Heb. A thing of Belial.

38:3-7 Job 2:7,8 Luke 13:16

and

3:2 71:11 Matthew 27:41-46,63,64

Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.

Yea

55:12-14,20-22 2 Samuel 15:12 Job 19:19 Jeremiah 20:10

mine own familiar friend

Heb. the man of my peace. which.

Deuteronomy 32:15 Obadiah 1:7 John 13:18,26,27

lifted up

Heb. magnified.

But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.

be merciful

57:1 109:21

that

18:37-42 21:8-10 69:22-28 109:6-20 Luke 19:27

By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.

because

13:4 31:8 35:25 86:17 124:6 Jeremiah 20:13 Colossians 2:15

And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.

thou

25:21 94:18

settest

16:11 17:15 34:15 73:23,24 Job 36:7 John 17:24

Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.

Blessed

72:18,19 89:52 106:48 1 Chronicles 29:10 Ephesians 1:3 Revelation 4:8 5:9-14 7:12 Revelation 11:17

Amen

The LXX. and Vulgate render [Genoito, genoito] Fiat, fiat. So be it! So be it! With this psalm ends the first of the five books into which the Hebrews have divided the Psalms.

Numbers 5:22 Deuteronomy 27:15-26 1 Kings 1:36 1 Chronicles 16:36 Jeremiah 28:6 Matthew 6:13 1 Corinthians 14:16 Revelation 22:20