Geneva Bible Notes (1560): Psalm 41

^{9 g} As Dauid felt this falshod, and as it was chiefly accomplished in Christ, {John 13,8}, so shal his members continually, proue the same.

^{9 /} Ebr. The man of my peace.

^{12 i} Shewing me euident signes of thy Fatherlie prouidence.

^{12 h} Meaning, ether in prosperitie of life, or in the true feare of God against all tentations.

^{13 k} By this repetition he stirreth vp the faith ful to praise God.

^{13 !} Giueth moste heartie thankes vnto God.

^{1 !} Dauid being grieuously afflicted, blesseth them that pitie his case

^{1 a} Not dondemning him as accursed, whome God doeth visite, knowing that there are diuers causes, why God layeth his hand vpon vs: yea, & afterwarde he restoreth vs.

^{3 b} When for sorow & grief of minde he casteth him self vpon his bed.

^{3 c} Thou hast restored him in his sicke bed & sent him comfort.

^{5 d} That is, curse me, and can not haue their cruel hate quenched, but with my shameful death.

^{6 e} For pretending to comfort me, he conspireth my death in his heart, & braggeth thereof.

^{8 f} The enemies thoght by his sharpe punishments that God was become his mortal enemie.

^{9 !} And complaineth to the treason of his owne friends & familiares, as came to passe in Judas, {John 13,18}. After he feling the great mercies of God gently chastising him, & not suffering his enemies to triumph against him,