Psalms 41:2
The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and you will not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.
Updated King James Version
In The King James Version
In Context
1Blessed is he that considers the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
3The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: you will make all his bed in his sickness.
Cross References
Ruth 2:19And her mother in law said unto her, Where have you gleaned to day? and where wrought you? blessed be he that did take knowledge of you. And she showed her mother in law with whom she had wrought, and said, The man's name with whom I wrought to day is Boaz.
Psalms 33:19To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
Psalms 37:32The wicked watches the righteous, and seeks to slay him.
Psalms 128:1Blessed is every one that fears the LORD; that walks in his ways.
Proverbs 11:17The merciful man does good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubles his own flesh.
Proverbs 19:17He that has pity upon the poor lends unto the LORD; and that which he has given will he pay him again.
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 →