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Verse Psalms 41:10. _RAISE ME UP_] Restore me from this sickness,
_that I may_ _requite them_. This has also been applied to our Lord;
who, knowing that he _must die_, prays that he _may rise again_,...
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BUT THOU, O LORD, BE MERCIFUL UNTO ME - That is, give me strength;
restore me from my sickness and weakness.
AND RAISE ME UP - From my bed of languishing.
THAT I MAY REQUITE THEM - That I may repay t...
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Psalms 41
Faith and Unbelief in View of the Cross
_ 1. Faith in Him and the Results (Psalms 41:1)_
2. Unbelief and its hatred (Psalms 41:4)
3. The vindication of the Christ of the cross ...
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XLI. THE PRAYER OF A SICK MAN AGAINST CRUEL AND TREACHEROUS FOES.
Psalms 41:1. Kindness to the poor is a favourite virtue in the OT, but
seems to have no natural place at the beginning of this Ps. We...
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REQUITE. Suited for that Dispensation. See App-63....
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_But thou, O Jehovah_, in contrast to their malignity, _be thou
gracious unto me:_though they say -he shall rise up no more," _raise
me up._
that I may requite them The words have a vindictive ring,...
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After describing his urgent need, the Psalmist resumes his prayer from
Psalms 41:4, and affirms his confident assurance of God's favour....
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PSALMS 41
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Regretting that Enemies and Friends should meanly Rejoice in
his Sickness, the Psalmist nevertheless Perseveres in
Prayer for Pardon and Recovery.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Ps...
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_BUT THOU, O LORD, BE MERCIFUL UNTO ME, AND RAISE ME UP, THAT I MAY
REQUITE THEM._
The prayer based on the foregoing representation begins the fourth
strophe.
BUT THOU, O LORD, BE MERCIFUL UNTO ME...
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The Psalmist has been brought low by sickness, and pronounces a
blessing on those who consider such sufferers as himself (Psalms
41:1). His own experience has been of an opposite kind. His enemies
hav...
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THAT I MAY REQUITE THEM] a touch of vindictiveness which Christians
may not imitate: see Intro....
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Psalms 1:41
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the *
before a word to show an explanation.
The translated Bible tex...
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_[Psalms 41:11]_ וְ אַתָּ֤ה יְהוָ֗ה חָנֵּ֥נִי
וַ...
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Psalms 41:1
THE central mass of this psalm describes the singer as suffering from
two evils: sickness and treacherous friends. This situation naturally
leads up to the prayer and confidence of the clo...
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“LORD, HEAL MY SOUL”
Psalms 41:1
This psalm was probably composed, with the adjacent ones, during the
four years in which Absalom's conspiracy was being hatched. Perhaps
the anxiety thus caused induc...
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This whole song depends for interpretation on its opening beatitude.
The man who is considerate toward the weak, who is compassionate, is
blessed. His blessings are then described. Emphasize "him" and...
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What a lovely example hath the Son of God shown where his people are
to go, and from whom to seek a refuge, in all times of need....
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_HUMAN FOES AND DIVINE FRIEND_
‘Mine enemies.… But Thou, O Lord!’
Psalms 41:5; Psalms 41:10
I. IT WAS A SEASON OF BODILY SUFFERING.—The Psalmist was prone on a
couch of languishing; his discomfort...
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10_Do thou, O Jehovah I have mercy upon me. _From a consideration of
the wrongful cruelty of his enemies, he again takes encouragement to
pray. And there is included in what he says a tacit contrast b...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 40 AND 41.
In Psalms 40 then Christ is seen, not only in His passage through the
sorrows which beset His way, if He took up the cause of the
disobedient and guil...
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BUT THOU, O LORD, BE MERCIFUL UNTO ME, AND RAISE ME UP,.... Not from a
bed of illness, nor from a state of poverty and want; but from the
dead: it was by the will of his divine Father that he suffered...
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But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may
requite them.
Ver. 10. _But thou, O Lord, be merciful unto me_] As storms beat a
ship into the harbour, so did men's misusages drive...
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_But thou, O Lord, be merciful unto me_ They censure me grievously,
and conclude my case to be desperate; but, Lord, do thou vindicate me,
and confute them. _Raise me up, that I may requite them_ Hebr...
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But Thou, O Lord, be merciful unto me, David's usual plea for mercy,
AND RAISE ME UP, causing him to arise from his bed of sickness, from
his depth of misery, that I may requite them, in executing jud...
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A PSALM OF THANKSGIVING AND TRUST IN GOD.
To the chief musician, a psalm of David, composed probably during the
time of persecution by Absalom and, if not Messianic throughout, is at
least in part ty...
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5-13 We complain, and justly, of the want of sincerity, and that
there is scarcely any true friendship to be found among men; but the
former days were no better. One particularly, in whom David had
r...
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Psalms 41:10 LORD H3068 merciful H2603 (H8798) up H6965 (H8685) repay
H7999 (H8762)
be merciful -...
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HE PRAYS FOR HEALING AND EXPRESSES HIS CERTAINTY THAT GOD WILL HELP
HIM AGAINST HIS ENEMIES, CONFIDENT ALSO THAT GOD UPHOLDS HIS INTEGRITY
AND HAS INDEED SET HIM BEFORE HIS FACE FOR EVER (PSALMS 41:10...
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You will see, dear friends, from these holy songs, that the saints of
God in those olden days were not screened from trials and troubles,
but were tempted in all points like as we are. If we happen to...
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CONTENTS: Prayer for relief from sickness and confession of sins.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: When we suffer in our reputation, our first concern should
be about our integrity and we may the...
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A psalm of David, when sick with grief at Absalom's rebellion.
Psalms 41:4. _Heal my soul._ It would appear that David was visited
with some temporary sickness, prior to Absalom's rebellion, and that...
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_Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in
time of trouble._
THE PSALMIST’S AFFLICTION
The central mass of this psalm describes the singer as suffering from
two evils: sic...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 41:1. This is a lament in which a person
has fulfilled his responsibilities to the poor and yet is suffering
severely. He prays for God’s help and vindication....
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INTRODUCTION
This psalm, like the preceding one, is from the pen of David, and is
addressed “to the chief musician,” for use in public religious
services. It seems to have been composed with reference...
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EXPOSITION
THE forty-first psalm completes the first book of the Psalter. All the
psalms contained in it are assigned to David by the titles, except
Psalms 1:1; Psalms 2:1; Psalms 10:1;...
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Let us turn at this time in our Bibles to Psalms 41:1-13. This is
another one of the psalms that begins with a beatitude. The very first
psalm begins with a beatitude, "Blessed is the man." Here again...
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Luke 19:27; Psalms 109:21; Psalms 109:6; Psalms 18:37; Psalms 21:8
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Requite — Punish them for their wicked practices; which being now a
magistrate, he was obliged to do....