Psalms 41:1
To the Overseer. — A Psalm of David. O the happiness of him Who is acting wisely unto the poor, In a day of evil doth Jehovah deliver him.
Young's Literal Translation
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 2:19And her mother-in-law saith to her, 'Where hast thou gleaned to-day? and where hast thou wrought? may he who is discerning thee be blessed.' And she declareth to her mother-in-law with whom she hath wrought, and saith, 'The name of the man with whom I have wrought to-day [is] Boaz.'
Job 31:16If I withhold from pleasure the poor, And the eyes of the widow do consume,
Psalms 37:19They are not ashamed in a time of evil, And in days of famine they are satisfied.
Psalms 37:39And the salvation of the righteous [is] from Jehovah, Their strong place in a time of adversity.
Psalms 112:9He hath scattered — hath given to the needy, His righteousness is standing for ever, His horn is exalted with honour.
Proverbs 16:14The fury of a king [is] messengers of death, And a wise man pacifieth 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 →