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Psalms 41:1 open_in_new
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 same as Psalms 40:17.
will deliver. may the LORD deliver... preserve.
in time of trouble. in the evil day.
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Psalms 41:2 open_in_new
keep him alive. revive, so as to live again; hence, to give life to: here, in resurrection. Hebrew. Piel conjugation, to give life, quicken. Compare Psalms 119:25; Psalms 119:37, &c. Deuteronomy 32:39; Job 33:4. Hence, to preserve seed (Genesis 19:32; Genesis 19:34); to repair, in the sense of restoring what was lost (1 Chronicles 11:8; Nehemiah 4:2.Hosea 6:2; Hosea 14:7. Hos 85:6).
will. soul. Hebrew. nephesh.
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Psalms 41:3 open_in_new
the bed. the couch.
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Psalms 41:4 open_in_new
be merciful. be gracious, or show favour.
my soul. me.
I have sinned. Christ could say this of those whose sins He was bearing, which were laid upon Him. sinned. Hebrew. chata. App-44.
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Psalms 41:6 open_in_new
he come: i.e. the traitor; then Ahithophel, afterward Judas (see Psalms 41:9).
speaketh. Note the lying lips, the evil heart, the wicked slander.
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Psalms 41:8 open_in_new
An evil disease. a thing of Belial. Compare Psalms 101:3.Deuteronomy 13:13; Deuteronomy 15:9; Judges 19:22; 1 Samuel 2:12. See 2 Samuel 16:7.
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Psalms 41:9 open_in_new
mine own familiar friend: i.e. the one whom. was in the habit of saluting as my friend.
whom. trusted. These words not quoted by Christ (John 13:18), for He knew what was in man (John 2:24; John 2:25).
trusted. confided. Hebrew. batah. App-69.
which did eat, &c. Quoted in John 13:18.
bread. Put by Figure of speech Synecdoche (of Species), App-6. for all kinds' of food.
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Psalms 41:10 open_in_new
requite. Suited for that Dispensation. See App-63.
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Psalms 41:11 open_in_new
favourest. delightest, or hast pleasure in. Compare Matthew 3:17; Matthew 12:18; Matthew 17:5.Isaiah 42:1.
triumph. shout with triumph.
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Psalms 41:12 open_in_new
Thy face. See note on Exodus 34:20.
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Psalms 41:13 open_in_new
Blessed, &c. Hebrew. barak, not 'ashrei, as in Psalms 41:1 and the Beatitudes (App-63). This Doxology concludes the first book of Psalms, also the second book (Psalms 72:18-20). They were the words of David when he brought up the Ark (1 Chronicles 16:36), also in 1Ki 1:47, 1 Kings 1:48, when this group (37-41) was written; also in 1 Chronicles 29:10. They are taken up again in Luke 1:68-70.
to everlasting: i.e. to the age to come.
Amen. Truth. Figure of speech Epizeuxis (App-6), for solemn emphasis.
To the chief Musician. See App-64.