Psalms 41:2
The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to give him over to the will of his foes.
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In Context
3The LORD will sustain him on his bed of illness and restore him from his bed of sickness.
Cross References
Ruth 2:19Then her mother-in-law asked her, “Where did you glean today, and where did you work? Blessed be the man who noticed you.” So she told her mother-in-law where she had worked. “The name of the man I worked with today is Boaz,” she said.
Psalms 33:19to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
Psalms 37:32Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
Psalms 128:1A song of ascents. Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways!
Proverbs 11:17A kind man benefits himself, but a cruel man brings trouble on himself.
Proverbs 19:17Kindness to the poor is a loan to the LORD, and He will repay the lender.
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 →