Psalms 41:2
Yahweh, will preserve him and keep him alive, And he shall be pronounced happy in the land, Do not then give him up at the desire of his enemies!
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
1How happy is he that is attentive to the poor, In the day of calamity, will Yahweh deliver him:
Cross References
Ruth 2:19And her mother-in-law said to her—In what place hast thou gleaned, today? and where hast thou wrought? May he that took notice of thee, be blessed! So she told her mother-in-law, with whom she had wrought, and said—The name of the man with whom I wrought today, is Boaz.
Psalms 33:19To rescue, from death, their soul, and to keep them alive in famine.
Psalms 37:32The lawless man, lieth in wait, for the just, and seeketh to put him to death:
Psalms 128:1How happy is every one that revereth Yahweh, who walketh in his ways!
Proverbs 11:17The man of lovingkindness, dealeth well with his own soul, but the cruel man, troubleth his own flesh.
Proverbs 19:17A lender to Yahweh, is one who sheweth favour to the poor, and, his good deed, He will pay him back.
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 →