Psalms 41:1
As the hart earnestly desires the fountains of water, so my soul earnestly longs for you, O God. 1
LXX2012 (US English)
In The King James Version
Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
In Context
2My soul has thirsted for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God? 1
Cross References
Ruth 2:19And her mother-in-law said to her, Where have you gleaned today, and where have you wrought? blessed be he that took notice of you. And Ruth told her mother-in-law where she had wrought, and said, The name of the man with whom I wrought today is Booz.
Job 31:16But the helpless missed not whatever need they had, and I did not cause the eye of the widow to fail.
Psalms 37:19But my enemies live, and are mightier than I: and they that hate me unjustly are multiplied. 1
Psalms 112:9who settles the barren woman in a house, as a mother rejoicing over children.
Proverbs 16:14The anger of a king is a messenger of death; but a wise man will pacify him.
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 →