Psalms 41:4

Psalms 41:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I said, Lord, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.
• New International Version (NIV)I said, “Have mercy on me, Lord; heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)As for me, I said, "O Lord, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against you!"
• New King James Version (NKJV)I said, “Lord, be merciful to me; Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.”

Context of Psalms 41:4

2Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive; he shall be made happy in the land; and thou wilt not deliver him to the will of his enemies. 3Jehovah will sustain him upon the bed of languishing: thou turnest all his bed in his sickness. As for me, I said, Jehovah, be gracious unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee. 5Mine enemies wish me evil: When will he die, and his name perish? 6And if one come to see [me], he speaketh falsehood; his heart gathereth wickedness to itself: he goeth abroad, he telleth [it].

Psalms 41:4 word by word

אֲֽנִי־אָ֭מַרְתִּי יְהוָ֣ה חָנֵּ֑נִי רְפָאָ֥ה נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י כִּי־חָטָ֥אתִי לָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

Cross-references for Psalms 41:4

• Psalms 32:5I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity I covered not; I said, I will confess my transgressions unto Jehovah, and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.
• Psalms 51:1Be gracious unto me, O God, according to thy loving-kindness; according to the abundance of thy tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.
• Psalms 6:2Be gracious unto me, Jehovah, for I am withered; Jehovah, heal me, for my bones tremble.
• Psalms 103:3Who forgiveth all thine iniquities, who healeth all thy diseases;
• Psalms 147:3He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
• 2 Chronicles 30:18For a multitude of the people, many of Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, and they ate the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them saying, Jehovah, who is good, forgive every one
• Hosea 6:1Come and let us return unto Jehovah: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
• James 5:15and the prayer of faith shall heal the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he be one who has committed sins, it shall be forgiven him.

Commentaries on Psalms 41:4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 4I said, Lord, be merciful unto me - I need thy mercy especially, because I have sinned against thee, and my sin is a deadly wound to my soul; therefore heal my soul, for it has sinned against thee.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4I said, Lord - I said in my sickness, or in the trial referred to in the psalm. I called on God to be merciful to me when others had no mercy; to be near to me when others turned away; to save me when pressed down with disease on account of my sins. All that follows relates, like this passage, to what occurred when he was sick; to the thoughts that passed through his mind, and to the treatment which he then experienced from others. Be merciful unto me…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4The psalmist applies the blessing to himself (Psalm 41:12). He has helped the poor (Psalm 41:1), but he has sinned against the Lord in other ways. In his pain, he asks for healing and admits his sin. Only the Lord can provide the restoration that brings true joy (Psalm 30:2; 107:20–21).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 44. I said--I asked the mercy I show. heal my soul--(Compare Psa 30:2). "Sin and suffering are united," is one of the great teachings of the Psalms.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 41:4

• Repentance
• Sin

In the dictionaries

• Consider
• Whisper
• Good, Chief
• Heal
• Papyrus
• Pentateuch
• Psalms, Book of
• mercy, merciful

Commentaries on Psalms 41

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings