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Psalms 41:1-7

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1 1Blessed is the one who considers the poor![a] 2In the day of trouble the LORD delivers him;
2 the LORD protects him and keeps him alive; he is called blessed in the land; you 3do not give him up to the will of his enemies.
3 The LORD sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health.[b]
4 As for me, I said, "O LORD, 4be gracious to me; 5heal me,[c] for I have sinned against you!"
5 My enemies say of me in malice, "When will he die, and his name perish?"
6 And when one comes to see me, 6he utters empty words, while his heart gathers iniquity; when he goes out, he tells it abroad.
7 All who hate me whisper together about me; they imagine the worst for me.[d]
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Psalms 41:1-7 Meaning and Commentary

To the chief Musician, a Psalm of David. In this psalm is a prophecy concerning Christ, and concerning Judas Iscariot, as runs part of the title in the Syriac version; and in the Arabic version it is called a prophecy concerning the incarnation, and the salutation of Judas; and certain it is that Psalm 41:9 is to be understood of him, and of his betraying Christ into the hands of his enemies, since it is cited and applied to him by our Lord himself, John 13:18; so that having such a sure rule of interpretation, we may safely venture to explain the whole psalm of Christ, which treats both of his humiliation and exaltation; for it neither agrees with David wholly, nor with Hezekiah, to whom some ascribe it, as Theodoret remarks.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 6

  • 1. Proverbs 14:21
  • 2. Psalms 37:19
  • 3. Psalms 27:12
  • 4. Psalms 4:1
  • 5. Psalms 6:2; Psalms 147:3; 2 Chronicles 30:20
  • 6. Psalms 12:2; Psalms 144:8

Footnotes 4

The English Standard Version is published with the permission of Good News Publishers.