Psalms 41:1
Blessed is he who considers the poor. The LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.
World English Bible
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 2:19Her mother-in-law said to her, “Where have you gleaned today? Where have you worked? Blessed be he who noticed you.” She told her mother-in-law with whom she had worked, “The man’s name with whom I worked today is Boaz.”
Job 31:16“If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or have caused the eyes of the widow to fail,
Psalms 37:19They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.
Psalms 37:39But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.
Psalms 112:9He has dispersed, he has given to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn will be exalted with honor.
Proverbs 16:14The king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify 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 →