Psalms 41:2
The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
In The King James Version
In Context
1Blessed is he who considers the poor. The LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.
3The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.
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.”
Psalms 33:19to deliver their soul from death, to keep them alive in famine.
Psalms 37:32The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to kill him.
Psalms 128:1Blessed is everyone who fears the LORD, who walks in his ways.
Proverbs 11:17The merciful man does good to his own soul, but he who is cruel troubles his own flesh.
Proverbs 19:17He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD; he will reward him.
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 →