Psalm 41 (JND) - Bible Truth Library

(Title.)This Psalm is supposed to have been written on the same occasion as the three former; and to relate to David's affliction, and the evil treatment he received from his enemies during its continuance.Blessed.

Psa. 112:9• ⁹He scattereth abroad, he giveth to the needy; his righteousness abideth for ever: his horn shall be exalted with honour. (Psa. 112:9)

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Deut. 15:7‑11• ⁷If there be amongst you a poor man, any one of thy brethren in one of thy gates, in thy land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thy heart, nor shut thy hand from thy brother in need;
⁸but thou shalt open thy hand bountifully unto him, and shalt certainly lend him on pledge what is sufficient for his need, in that which he lacketh.
⁹Beware that there be not a wicked thought in thy heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry against thee to Jehovah, and it be sin in thee.
¹⁰Thou shalt bountifully give unto him, and thy heart shall not be evil-disposed when thou givest unto him; because for this thing Jehovah thy God will bless thee in all thy works, and in all the business of thy hand.
¹¹For the needy shall never cease from within the land; therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thy hand bountifully unto thy brother, to thy poor and to thy needy, in thy land. (Deut. 15:7‑11)

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Job 29:12‑16• ¹²For I delivered the afflicted that cried, and the fatherless who had no helper.
¹³The blessing of him that was perishing came upon me, and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
¹⁴I put on righteousness, and it clothed me; my justice was as a mantle and a turban.
¹⁵I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame;
¹⁶I was a father to the needy, and the cause which I knew not I searched out; (Job 29:12‑16)

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Job 31:16‑20• ¹⁶If I have withheld the poor from their desire, or caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
¹⁷Or have eaten my morsel alone, so that the fatherless ate not thereof,
¹⁸(For from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, and I have guided the widow from my mother's womb;)
¹⁹If I have seen any perishing for want of clothing, or any needy without covering;
²⁰If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my lambs; (Job 31:16‑20)

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Prov. 14:21• ²¹He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth; but he that is gracious to the afflicted, happy is he. (Prov. 14:21)

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Prov. 19:17• ¹⁷He that is gracious to the poor lendeth unto Jehovah; and what he hath bestowed will he repay unto him. (Prov. 19:17)

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Eccl. 11:1‑2• ¹Cast thy bread upon the waters; for thou shalt find it after many days.
²Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. (Eccl. 11:1‑2)

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Isa. 58:7‑11• ⁷Is it not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring to thy house the needy wanderers; when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him; and that thou hide not thyself from thine own flesh?
⁸Then shall thy light break forth as the dawn, and thy health shall spring forth speedily; and thy righteousness shall go before thee, the glory of Jehovah shall be thy rearguard.
⁹Then shalt thou call, and Jehovah will answer; thou shalt cry, and he will say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger and the unjust speech,
¹⁰and thou proffer thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul: then shall thy light rise in the darkness, and thine obscurity be as midday;
¹¹and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and strengthen thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a water-spring, whose waters deceive not. (Isa. 58:7‑11)

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Mark 14:7• ⁷for ye have the poor always with you, and whenever ye would ye can do them good; but me ye have not always. (Mark 14:7)

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Luke 14:13‑14• ¹³But when thou makest a feast, call poor, crippled, lame, blind:
¹⁴and thou shalt be blessed; for they have not the means to recompense thee; for it shall be recompensed thee in the resurrection of the just. (Luke 14:13‑14)

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2 Cor. 9:8‑14• ⁸But God is able to make every gracious gift abound towards you, that, having in every way always all-sufficiency, ye may abound to every good work:
⁹according as it is written, He has scattered abroad, he has given to the poor, his righteousness remains for ever.
¹⁰Now he that supplies seed to the sower and bread for eating shall supply and make abundant your sowing, and increase the fruits of your righteousness:
¹¹enriched in every way unto all free-hearted liberality, which works through us thanksgiving to God.
¹²Because the ministration of this service is not only filling up the measure of what is lacking to the saints, but also abounding by many thanksgivings to God;
¹³they glorifying God through the proof of this ministration, by reason of your subjection, by profession, to the glad tidings of the Christ, and your free-hearted liberality in communicating towards them and towards all;
¹⁴and in their supplication for you, full of ardent desire for you, on account of the exceeding grace of God which is upon you. (2 Cor. 9:8‑14)

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Gal. 2:10• ¹⁰only that we should remember the poor, which same thing also I was diligent to do. (Gal. 2:10)

the poor.

or, the weak, or sick.

Matt. 25:34‑39• ³⁴Then shall the King say to those on his right hand, Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the world's foundation:
³⁵for I hungered, and ye gave me to eat; I thirsted, and ye gave me to drink; I was a stranger, and ye took me in;
³⁶naked, and ye clothed me; I was ill, and ye visited me; I was in prison, and ye came to me.
³⁷Then shall the righteous answer him saying, Lord, when saw we thee hungering, and nourished thee; or thirsting, and gave thee to drink?
³⁸and when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in; or naked, and clothed thee?
³⁹and when saw we thee ill, or in prison, and came to thee? (Matt. 25:34‑39)

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Acts 20:35• ³⁵I have shewed you all things, that thus labouring we ought to come in aid of the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. (Acts 20:35)

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1 Thess. 5:14• ¹⁴But we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, comfort the faint hearted, sustain the weak, be patient towards all. (1 Thess. 5:14)

Lord.

Psa. 34:19• ¹⁹Many are the adversities of the righteous, but Jehovah delivereth him out of them all: (Psa. 34:19)

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Psa. 37:26,39‑40• ²⁶all the day he is gracious and lendeth, and his seed shall be a blessing.
³⁹But the salvation of the righteous is of Jehovah: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
⁴⁰And Jehovah will help them and deliver them: he will deliver them from the wicked, and save them; for they trust in him. (Psa. 37:26,39‑40)

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Heb. 6:10• ¹⁰For God is not unrighteous to forget your work, and the love which ye have shewn to his name, having ministered to the saints, and still ministering. (Heb. 6:10)

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James 2:13• ¹³for judgment will be without mercy to him that has shewn no mercy. Mercy glories over judgment. (James 2:13)

time of trouble.

Heb. the day of evil.

Psa. 37:19• ¹⁹they shall not be ashamed in the time of evil, and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied. (Psa. 37:19)

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Prov. 16:14• ¹⁴The fury of a king is as messengers of death; but a wise man will pacify it. (Prov. 16:14)

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Eccl. 12:1• ¹And remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth, before the evil days come, and the years draw nigh, of which thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them; (Eccl. 12:1)

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Rev. 3:10• ¹⁰Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, *I* also will keep thee out of the hour of trial, which is about to come upon the whole habitable world, to try them that dwell upon the earth. (Rev. 3:10)

• Book 1, Series 6. Prophetic summary. (““The Placement of the Psalms in Prophecy”” by B. Anstey)

• The position of the godly remnant in Israel―here referred to as “the poor.” Christ, as we know from the Gospels, fully entered into this position, and tasted their sorrows (See Matthew 5:3; Luke 6:20). Therefore there are expressions in the psalm which are used by Christ, though the psalm as a whole cannot be applied exclusively to Him. (“Psalms 41” by H. Smith)

• This psalm closes the first book of the Psalms recapping the whole position of the remnant. It is kind of an appendix restating the main elements of their circumstances. (“Book 1.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that understandethc the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.

JND Translation Notes

Or "attendeth to," "giveth heed to," "owneth."