God’s Word Translation
Psalms 41:4
4I said, “O Lord, have pity on me! Heal my soul because I have sinned against you.”
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
2The Lord will protect him and keep him alive. He will be blessed in the land. Do not place him at the mercy of his enemies. 3The Lord will support him on his sickbed. You will restore this person to health when he is ill. I said, “O Lord, have pity on me! Heal my soul because I have sinned against you.” 5My enemies say terrible things about me: “When will he die, and when will his family name disappear?” 6When one of them comes to visit me, he speaks foolishly. His heart collects gossip. ⌞Then⌟ he leaves to tell others.
Read all of Psalms 41Psalms 41:4 word by word
אֲֽנִי־אָ֭מַרְתִּי יְהוָ֣ה חָנֵּ֑נִי רְפָאָ֥ה נַ֝פְשִׁ֗י כִּי־חָטָ֥אתִי לָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 41:4
- Psalms 32:5I made my sins known to you, and I did not cover up my guilt. I decided to confess them to you, O Lord. Then you forgave all my sins. Selah
- Psalms 51:1Have pity on me, O God, in keeping with your mercy. In keeping with your unlimited compassion, wipe out my rebellious acts.
- Psalms 6:2Have pity on me, O Lord, because I am weak. Heal me, O Lord, because my bones shake with terror.
- Psalms 103:3He is the one who forgives all your sins, the one who heals all your diseases,
- Psalms 147:3He is the healer of the brokenhearted. He is the one who bandages their wounds.
- 2 Chronicles 30:18Many people from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun had not made themselves clean. So they ate the Passover, but not in the way the written instructions said they should. Hezekiah prayed for them: “May the good Lord forgive
- Hosea 6:1Let’s return to the Lord. Even though he has torn us to pieces, he will heal us. Even though he has wounded us, he will bandage our wounds.
- James 5:15(Prayers offered in faith will save those who are sick, and the Lord will cure them.) If you have sinned, you will be forgiven.
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
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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
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