Psalms 41:2
He will keep them safe, happy, and long in the land, and not give them up to the rage of their foes.
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In The King James Version
In Context
1Happy are those who consider the weak; in the day of misfortune the Lord will deliver them.
3The Lord will sustain them on bed of languishing; tending their sickness, as long as they lie.
Cross References
Ruth 2:19“Where did you glean today, and where did you work?” asked her mother-in-law. “A blessing on him who took notice of you!” So she told her mother-in-law where she had worked. “The name of the man with whom I worked today,” she said, “is Boaz.”
Psalms 33:19to deliver their life from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
Psalms 37:32The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to put them to death.
Psalms 128:1Happy all who revere the Lord, who walk in his ways.
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 →