Psalms 41
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God's care for his people
Verse 1
WEB For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Blessed is he who considers the poor. Yahweh will deliver him in the day of evil.
KJV To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
TSK Blessed: ps 112:9, de 15:7-11, job 29:12-16, job 31:16-20, pr 14:21, pr 19:17, ec 11:1,2, isa 58:7-11, mr 14:7, lu 14:13,14, 2co 9:8-14, ga 2:10; the poor: mt 25:34-39, ac 20:35, 1th 5:14; Lord: ps 34:19, ps 37:26,39,40, heb 6:10, jas 2:13; time of trouble: ps 37:19, pr 16:14, ec 12:1, re 3:10
Verse 2
WEB Yahweh will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.
KJV 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.
TSK preserve: ps 33:19, ps 91:3-7, jer 45:4,5; blessed: ps 128:1-6, 1ti 4:8; thou wilt not: ps 27:12, ps 37:32,33, ps 140:8,9
Verse 3
WEB Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.
KJV The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
TSK strengthen: ps 73:26, 2ki 1:6,16, 2ki 20:5,6, 2co 4:16,17, php 2:26,27
Verse 4
WEB I said, “Yahweh, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
KJV I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.
TSK Lord: ps 32:5, ps 51:1-3; heal: ps 6:2-4, ps 103:3, ps 147:3, 2ch 30:18-20, ho 6:1, jas 5:15,16
The treachery of David's enemies
Verse 6
WEB If he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood. His heart gathers iniquity to itself. When he goes abroad, he tells it.
KJV And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
TSK speaketh: ps 12:2, pr 26:24,25, ne 6:1-14, pr 26:24-26, da 11:27, mic 7:5-7, lu 11:53,54, lu 20:20-23, 2co 11:26; when: jer 20:10
Verse 9
WEB Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate bread with me, has lifted up his heel against me.
KJV Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
TSK Yea: ps 55:12-14,20-22, 2sa 15:12, job 19:19, jer 20:10; which: de 32:15, ob 1:7, joh 13:18,26,27
Verse 10
WEB But you, Yahweh, have mercy on me, and raise me up, that I may repay them.
KJV But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.
TSK be merciful: ps 57:1, ps 109:21; that: ps 18:37-42, ps 21:8-10, ps 69:22-28, ps 109:6-20, lu 19:27
Verse 13
WEB Blessed be Yahweh, the God of Israel, from everlasting and to everlasting! Amen and amen.
KJV Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
TSK Blessed: ps 72:18,19, ps 89:52, ps 106:48, 1ch 29:10, eph 1:3, re 4:8, re 5:9-14, re 7:12, re 11:17; Amen: nu 5:22, de 27:15-26, 1ki 1:36, 1ch 16:36, jer 28:6, mt 6:13, 1co 14:16, re 22:20