New American Standard Bible 1995
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
2The Lord will protect him and keep him alive, And he shall be called blessed upon the earth; And do not give him over to the desire of his enemies. 3The Lord will sustain him upon his sickbed; In his illness, You restore him to health. As for me, I said, “O Lord, be gracious to me; Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.” 5My enemies speak evil against me, “When will he die, and his name perish?” 6And when he comes to see me, he speaks falsehood; His heart gathers wickedness to itself; When he goes outside, he tells it.
Read all of Psalms 41Psalms 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 to You, And my iniquity I did not hide; I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord”; And You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah.
- Psalms 51:1Be gracious to me, O God, according to Your lovingkindness; According to the greatness of Your compassion blot out my transgressions.
- Psalms 6:2Be gracious to me, O Lord, for I am pining away; Heal me, O Lord, for my bones are dismayed.
- Psalms 103:3Who pardons all your iniquities, Who heals all your diseases;
- Psalms 147:3He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.
- 2 Chronicles 30:18For a multitude of the people, even many from Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover otherwise than prescribed. For Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, “May the good Lord pardon
- Hosea 6:1“Come, let us return to the Lord. For He has torn us, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bandage us.
- James 5:15and the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up, and if he has committed sins, they will 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
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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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