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

1Oh, the joys of those who are kind to the poor! The Lord rescues them when they are in trouble. 2The Lord protects them and keeps them alive. He gives them prosperity in the land and rescues them from their enemies. The Lord nurses them when they are sick and restores them to health. 4“O Lord,” I prayed, “have mercy on me. Heal me, for I have sinned against you.” 5But my enemies say nothing but evil about me. “How soon will he die and be forgotten?” they ask.

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 health may fail, and my spirit may grow weak, but God remains the strength of my heart; he is mine forever.
• 2 Kings 1:6They replied, “A man came up to us and told us to go back to the king and give him this message. ‘This is what the Lord says: Is there no God in Israel? Why are you sending men to Baal-zebub, the god of Ekron, to ask whether you will recover? Therefore, because you have done this, you will never leave the bed you are lying on; you will surely die.’”
• 2 Kings 20:5“Go back to Hezekiah, the leader of my people. Tell him, ‘This is what the Lord, the God of your ancestor David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears. I will heal you, and three days from now you will get out of bed and go to the Temple of the Lord.
• 2 Corinthians 4:16That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day.
• Philippians 2:26I am sending him because he has been longing to see you, and he was very distressed that you heard he was 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