Psalms 41:5
I said: O Lord, be thou merciful to me : heal my soul, for I have sinned against thee.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?
In Context
4The Lord help him on his bed of sorrow : thou hast turned all his couch in his sickness.
6My enemies have spoken evils against me: when shall he die and his name perish?
Cross References
Job 18:17Let the memory of him perish from the earth and let not his name be renowned in the streets.
Psalms 22:6They cried to thee, and they were saved: they trusted in thee, and were not confounded.
Psalms 51:3Have mercy on me, O God, according to thy great mercy. And according to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my iniquity.
Psalms 56:2Have mercy on me, O God, for man hath trodden me under foot; all the day long he hath afflicted me fighting against me.
Psalms 67:2May God have mercy on us, and bless us: may he cause the light of his countenance to shine upon us, and may he have mercy on us.
Psalms 86:16O look upon me, and have mercy on me: give thy command to thy servant, and save the son of thy handmaid.
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 →