Psalms 41:4

I said Or, I, even I, have said. This has been and is my prayer. Psalms 41:10 seems to imply that the sickness is not yet a thing of the past.

be merciful Be gracious (Psalms 4:1; &c.).

heal my soul The soul is the man's whole -self;" the living personality which results from the union of spirit and flesh. See Oehler's Old Test. Theology, § 70. The bodily sickness is the sign and symptom of spiritual disease: he would fain be healed of both. Cp. Psalms 6:2-3; Jeremiah 17:14.

for I have sinned against thee Cp. Psalms 51:4; Psalms 31:10 He has offended against God; the chastisement comes from Him; and He alone can heal. Cp. Hosea 6:1.