Psalms 41:1
To him that excelleth. A Psalme of Dauid. Blessed is he that iudgeth wisely of the poore: the Lord shall deliuer him in ye time of trouble.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 2:19Then her mother in lawe saide vnto her, Where hast thou gleaned to day? and where wroughtest thou? blessed be he, that knewe thee. And she shewed her mother in lawe, with whome she had wrought, and saide, The mans name, with whom I wrought to day, is Boaz.
Job 31:16If I restrained the poore of their desire, or haue caused the eyes of the widow to faile,
Psalms 37:19They shall not be confounded in the perilous time, and in the daies of famine they shall haue ynough.
Psalms 37:39But the saluation of the righteous men shalbe of the Lord: he shalbe their strength in the time of trouble.
Psalms 112:9He hath distributed and giuen to ye poore: his righteousnesse remaineth for euer: his horne shalbe exalted with glory.
Proverbs 16:14The wrath of a King is as messengers of death: but a wise man will pacifie 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 →