Psalms 41:3

Psalms 41:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord sustains them on their sickbed and restores them from their bed of illness.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord sustains him on his sickbed; in his illness you restore him to full health.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord will strengthen him on his bed of illness; You will sustain him on his sickbed.

Context of Psalms 41:3

1How blessed is the one who treats the poor properly! When trouble comes, the Lord delivers him. 2May the Lord protect him and save his life! May he be blessed in the land! Do not turn him over to his enemies! The Lord supports him on his sickbed; you completely heal him from his illness. 4As for me, I said: “O Lord, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you! 5My enemies ask this cruel question about me, ‘When will he finally die and be forgotten?’

Psalms 41:3 word by word

יְֽהוָ֗ה יִ֭סְעָדֶנּוּ עַל־עֶ֣רֶשׂ דְּוָ֑י כָּל־מִ֝שְׁכָּב֗וֹ הָפַ֥כְתָּ בְחָלְיֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• will strengthenסָעַדsâ‛ad · to supportH5582
• him upon the bedעֶ֫רֶשׂ‛ereώ · bedH6210
• of languishingדְּוַיdevay · illnessH1741
• thou wilt makeהָפַךְhâphak · to overturnH2015
• all his bedמִשְׁכָּבmishkâb · bedH4904
• in his sicknessחֳלִיchŏlîy · sicknessH2483

Cross-references for Psalms 41:3

• Psalms 73:26My flesh and my heart may grow weak, but God always protects my heart and gives me stability.
• 2 Kings 1:6They replied, “A man came up to meet us. He told us, “Go back to the king who sent you and tell him, ‘This is what the Lord says: “You must think there is no God in Israel! That explains why you are sending for an oracle from Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron. Therefore you will not leave the bed you lie on, for you will certainly die.”’”
• 2 Kings 20:5“Go back and tell Hezekiah, the leader of my people: ‘This is what the Lord God of your ancestor David says: “I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. Look, I will heal you. The day after tomorrow you will go up to the Lord’s temple.
• 2 Corinthians 4:16Therefore we do not despair, but even if our physical body is wearing away, our inner person is being renewed day by day.
• Philippians 2:26Indeed, he greatly missed all of you and was distressed because you heard that he had been ill.

Commentaries on Psalms 41:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3The Lord will strengthen him - Good, benevolent, and merciful as he is, he must also die: but he shall not die as other men; he shall have peculiar consolations, refreshment, and support, while passing through the valley of the shadow of death. Thou wilt make all his bed - הפכת haphachta, thou hast turned up, tossed, and shaken it; and thou wilt do so to all his bed - thou wilt not leave one uneasy place in it - not one lump, or any unevenness, to prevent…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing - The word rendered strengthen here means to support; to uphold; to sustain. The idea here is, that God would enable him to bear his sickness, or would impart strength - inward strength - when his body failed, or when but for this aid he must sink under his disease and die. The word rendered languishing means properly languor or sickness; and more generally something sickening; that is, something…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3on his bed of illness: This illness might be physical or spiritual (see Psalm 6:2; Psalm 38).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-131-3. God rewards kindness to the poor (Pr 19:17). From Psa 41:2, 11 it may be inferred that the Psalmist describes his own conduct. poor--in person, position, and possessions.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 41:3

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Liberality
• Poor

In the dictionaries

• Bed
• Consider
• Whisper
• Bed; Bedchamber; Bedstead
• Good, Chief
• Pentateuch
• Psalms, Book of

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