Psalms 41:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Blessed is he that considereth the poor:a the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. ”

• Psalms 41:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  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...

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• Psalms 41:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  "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 tha...

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• Psalms 41:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  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 P...

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• Psalms 41:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  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....

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• Psalms 41:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  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 t...

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• Psalms 41:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. Blessed is he that considereth - God is merciful; he will have man to...

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• Psalms 41:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  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 ledavi...

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• Psalms 41:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. Psalms 41:1-13 .-Ground of the Sufferer's hope of deliverance, He who is merciful to the afflicted, shal...

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• Psalms 41:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Poor ] a different word from that so often used for the afflicted righteous. It means the 'weak' or 'sick.'

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• Psalms 41:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  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...

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• Psalms 41:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Psalms 41:1-13 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...

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• Psalms 41:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  “Lord, Heal My Soul” Psalms 41:1-13 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 cau...

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• Psalms 41:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  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" an...

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• Psalms 41:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  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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• Psalms 41:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  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...

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• Psalms 41:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  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 fou...

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• Psalms 41:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  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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• Psalms 41:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Promises to Those Who Consider the Poor. To the chief musician. A psalm of David.       1 Blessed is he that considereth...

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• Psalms 41:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  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 a...

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• Psalms 41:1 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  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 41:1-3 ). Psalms 41:1-3 ‘Blessed is...

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• Psalms 41:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  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 referen...

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• Psalms 41:1 - Sermon Bible Commentary

  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 considerati...

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• Psalms 41:1 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  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 t...

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• Psalms 41:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  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 t...

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• Psalms 41:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

  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:...

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• Psalms 41:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  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 1:1-19 ; Psalms 2:1-19 ; Psalms 1...

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• Psalms 41:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  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 d...

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• Psalms 41:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  1 Thessalonians 5:14 ; 2 Corinthians 9:8-14 ; Acts 20:35 ; Deuteronomy 15:7-11 ; Ecclesiastes 11:1 ; Ecclesiastes 11:2 ; Ecclesiastes 12:1 ; Galatians 2:10 ; Hebrews 6:10 ; Isaiah 58:7-11 ;...

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