Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible
Psalms 41:1
Poor] a different word from that so often used for the afflicted righteous. It means the 'weak' or 'sick.'
Poor] a different word from that so often used for the afflicted righteous. It means the 'weak' or 'sick.'
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
The blessings in store for the compassionate man....
_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...
_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._—...
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...
_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...
41:1 understandeth (c-13) Or 'attendeth to,' 'giveth heed to,' 'owneth.'...
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...
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...
לַ † מְנַצֵּ֗חַ מִזְמֹ֥ור לְ דָוִֽד׃ ...
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...
“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...
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...
"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...
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...
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'...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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...
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...
THE POOR: Or, the weak, or sick IN TIME OF TROUBLE: _ Heb._ in the day of evil...
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...
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...
Psalms 41:1 Musician H5329 (H8764) Psalm H4210 David H1732 Blessed H835 considers H7919 (H8688) poor H1800 LORD...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
_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...
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....
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...
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;...
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...
1 Thessalonians 5:14; 2 Corinthians 9:8; Acts 20:35; Deuteronomy 15:7;...