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PSALM XLI
_The blessedness of the man who is merciful to the poor_, 1-3.
_The psalmist complains of his enemies, and prays for support_,
4-10;
_and blesses God for having heard his prayer, and pre...
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BLESSED IS HE - See the notes at Psalms 1:1. Literally, “Oh the
blessings of him that considers the poor.” The object is to describe
the advantages of doing what is here said; or the excellence of the...
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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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TO THE CHIEF MUSICIAN. See App-64.
TITLE.. PSALM. Mizmor. See App-65.
OF DAVID. by David, and relating to the true David.
BLESSED. See App-63.
THE POOR. weak, or feeble. Hebrew. _dal._ Not the sam...
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_Blessed_ Or, _happy_, as in Psalms 41:2, and in Psalms 1:1. The word
is to be distinguished from _blessed_in the doxology of Psalms 41:13,
the tribute of human reverence to divine majesty. The last P...
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The blessings in store for the compassionate man....
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_God's care of the poor. David complaineth of his enemies' treachery:
he fleeth to God for succour._
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.
_TITLE._ לדוד מזמור למנצח _LAMNATSEACH MIZMOR
LEDAVID._—...
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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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_BLESSED IS HE THAT CONSIDERETH THE POOR: THE LORD WILL DELIVER HIM IN
TIME OF TROUBLE._
Psalms 41:1.-Ground of the Sufferer's hope of deliverance, He who is
merciful to the afflicted, shall obtain me...
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41:1 understandeth (c-13) Or 'attendeth to,' 'giveth heed to,'
'owneth.'...
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POOR] a different word from that so often used for the afflicted
righteous. It means the 'weak' or 'sick.'...
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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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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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BLESSED IS HE. — This general statement of the great law of sympathy
and benevolence — fine and noble however we take it — may be
explained in different ways, according as we take the Hebrew word
_dal...
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לַ † מְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמֹ֥ור לְ דָוִֽד׃ ...
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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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"To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David." Blessed [is] he that (a)
considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
(a) Not condemning him as accused whom God visits, knowing that...
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Understanding. See Psalm xxxi. (Menochius) --- Core, who composed,
(Tirinus) or sung (Menochius) most of the psalms in this second part.
(Tirinus) --- Pieces of a joyful nature were generally assigned...
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CONTENTS
Here is another gospel Psalm, and from our Lord's own application of a
verse in it to himself, and his own circumstances, we are sweetly
taught to whom it belongs. The contents are the Lord'...
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1._Blessed is he that judgeth wisely of the poor. _Interpreters are
generally of opinion that the exercise of kindness and compassion
manifested in taking care of the miserable, and helping them, is h...
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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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BLESSED [IS] HE THAT CONSIDERETH THE POOR,.... Not the poor of the
world in common, nor poor saints in particular, but some single poor
man; for the word is in the singular number, and designs our Lor...
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Psalms 41:1 «To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. » Blessed [is]
he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of
trouble.
_A Psalm of David_] Of the same sense with the four fo...
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_Blessed is he that considereth the poor_ Or, _poor man;_ that
_conducts himself wisely and prudently_ toward him; as משׂכיל,
_maschil_, properly signifies, that does not rashly and foolishly
censure...
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Blessed is he that considereth the poor, being properly attentive to
the afflicted ones, observing the needy with loving sympathy; THE LORD
WILL DELIVER HIM IN TIME OF TROUBLE, literally, "in the day...
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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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THE POOR:
Or, the weak, or sick
IN TIME OF TROUBLE:
_ Heb._ in the day of evil...
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1-4 The people of God are not free from poverty, sickness, or outward
affliction, but the Lord will consider their case, and send due
supplies. From his Lord's example the believer learns to consider...
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PSALM 41 THE ARGUMENT The occasion of this Psalm was manifestly some
sore disease or affliction which God had inflicted upon David, and
which gave his enemies opportunity to discover their hatred and...
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BLESSING IS PRONOUNCED ON THE ONE WHO CONSIDERS THE SICK KING IN HIS
ILLNESS, AND A PRAYER IS MADE FOR THE DELIVERANCE AND RECOVERY OF THE
SICK KING (PSALMS 41:1).
Psalms 41:1
‘Blessed is he who con...
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Psalms 41:1
I. The motive to consideration of the poor. The fundamental element in
the motive to care for the poor is the revelation that the poor are
the care of God.
II. The kind of consideration d...
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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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1 Thessalonians 5:14; 2 Corinthians 9:8; Acts 20:35; Deuteronomy 15:7;...