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Psalms 41:2

Jehovah doth preserve him and revive him, He is happy in the land, And Thou givest him not into the will of his enemies.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

1To 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.

3Jehovah supporteth on a couch of sickness, All his bed Thou hast turned in his weakness.

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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.'

Psalms 33:19To deliver from death their soul, And to keep them alive in famine.

Psalms 37:32The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.

Psalms 128:1A Song of the Ascents. O the happiness of every one fearing Jehovah, Who is walking in His ways.

Proverbs 11:17A kind man is rewarding his own soul, And the fierce is troubling his own flesh.

Proverbs 19:17Whoso is lending [to] Jehovah is favouring the poor, And his deed He repayeth to 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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

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