Psalms 41:2
LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive, and he shall be blessed upon the earth. And thou do not deliver him to the will of his enemies.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
1Blessed is he who considers a poor man. LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.
3LORD will support him upon the bed of languishing. Thou will make all his bed in his sickness.
Cross References
Ruth 2:19And her mother-in-law said to her, Where have thou gleaned today? And where have thou worked? Blessed be he who took knowledge of thee. And she showed her mother-in-law with whom she had worked, and said, The man's name with whom I
Psalms 33:19to deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
Psalms 37:32A wicked man watches a righteous man, and seeks to kill him.
Psalms 128:1Blessed [are] all who fear LORD, who walk in his ways.
Proverbs 11:17The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
Proverbs 19:17He who has pity upon a poor man lends to LORD, and he will repay him his good deed.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 41:2-5
Promises to Those Who Consider the Poor. 1 Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. 2 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. 3 The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness. 4 I said, Lord , be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee. In these verses we have, I. God's promises of… Read the whole commentary →