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Psalms 41:4
4Adonai will strengthen him on his sickbed. May You restore him completely from his bed.
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
2Blessed is the one who considers the wretched— Adonai will deliver him in the evil day. 3Adonai will protect him and keep him alive. He will be made blessed in the land. You will not give him over to the desire of his foes. Adonai will strengthen him on his sickbed. May You restore him completely from his bed. 5I said: “Adonai, have mercy on me. Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You.” 6My enemies speak evil about me: “When will he die and his name perish?”
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 32:5Then I acknowledged my sin to You and did not hide my iniquity. I said: “I confess my transgressions to Adonai,” and You forgave the guilt of my sin. Selah
- Psalms 51:1For the music director: a psalm of David,
- Psalms 6:2Adonai, do not rebuke me in Your anger! Do not discipline me in Your wrath.
- Psalms 103:3He forgives all your iniquity. He heals all your diseases.
- Psalms 147:3He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
- 2 Chronicles 30:18Although a great multitude of the people—many of them from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun—had not purified themselves, they still ate the Passover lamb contrary to what is written. But Hezekiah prayed for them saying: “May Adonai who is good, atone for
- Hosea 6:1Come, let us return to Adonai. For He has torn, but He will heal us. He has smitten, but He will bind us up.
- James 5:15The prayer of faith will save the one who is sick, and the Lord will raise him up. If he has committed sins, he 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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