Psalms 41:1
To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
In Context
Cross References
Ruth 2:19And her mother-in-law said to her, Where did you take up the grain today, and where were you working? May a blessing be on him who gave such attention to you. And she gave her mother-in-law an account of where she had been working, and said, The name of the man with whom I was working today is Boaz.
Job 31:16If I kept back the desire of the poor; if the widow's eye was looking for help to no purpose;
Psalms 37:19They will not be shamed in the evil time, and in the days when all are in need of food they will have enough.
Psalms 37:39But the Lord is the saviour of the upright: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
Psalms 112:9He has given with open hands to the poor; his righteousness is for ever; his horn will be lifted up with honour.
Proverbs 16:14The wrath of the king is like those who give news of death, but a wise man will put peace in place of it.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 41:1
God's kindness and truth have often been the support and comfort of the saints when they have had most experience of man's unkindness and treachery. David here found them so, upon a sick-bed; he found his enemies very barbarous, but his God very gracious. I. He here comforts himself in his communion with God under his sickness, by faith receiving and laying hold of God's promises to him ( ver. 1-3 ) and lifting up his heart in prayer to God, ver. 4 . II. He here represents the malice of his enemies against him,… Read the whole commentary →