Psalm 41 (KJV) - 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 hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his righteousness endureth for ever; his horn shall be exalted with honor. (Psa. 112:9)

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Deut. 15:7‑11• ⁷If there be among you a poor man of one of thy brethren within any of thy gates in thy land which the Lord thy God giveth thee, thou shalt not harden thine heart, nor shut thine hand from thy poor brother:
⁸But thou shalt open thine hand wide unto him, and shalt surely lend him sufficient for his need, in that which he wanteth.
⁹Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked 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 unto the Lord against thee, and it be sin unto thee.
¹⁰Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the Lord thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.
¹¹For the poor shall never cease out of the land: therefore I command thee, saying, Thou shalt open thine hand wide 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• ¹²Because I delivered the poor that cried, and the fatherless, and him that had none to help him.
¹³The blessing of him that was ready to perish came upon me: and I caused the widow's heart to sing for joy.
¹⁴I put on righteousness, and it clothed me: my judgment was as a robe and a diadem.
¹⁵I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
¹⁶I was a father to the poor: 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 have caused the eyes of the widow to fail;
¹⁷Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless hath not eaten thereof;
¹⁸(For from my youth he was brought up with me, as with a father, and I have guided her from my mother's womb;)
¹⁹If I have seen any perish for want of clothing, or any poor without covering;
²⁰If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep; (Job 31:16‑20)

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Prov. 14:21• ²¹He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he. (Prov. 14:21)

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Prov. 19:17• ¹⁷He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. (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 the poor that are cast out to thy house? 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 morning, and thine health shall spring forth speedily: and thy righteousness shall go before thee; the glory of the Lord shall be thy rereward.
⁹Then shalt thou call, and the Lord shall answer; thou shalt cry, and he shall say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking vanity;
¹⁰And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in obscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday:
¹¹And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. (Isa. 58:7‑11)

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Mark 14:7• ⁷For ye have the poor with you always, and whensoever ye will ye may 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 the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:
¹⁴And thou shalt be blessed; for they cannot recompense thee: for thou shalt be recompensed at the resurrection of the just. (Luke 14:13‑14)

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2 Cor. 9:8‑14• ⁸And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
⁹(As it is written, He hath dispersed abroad; he hath given to the poor: his righteousness remaineth for ever.
¹⁰Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness;)
¹¹Being enriched in every thing to all bountifulness, which causeth through us thanksgiving to God.
¹²For the administration of this service not only supplieth the want of the saints, but is abundant also by many thanksgivings unto God;
¹³Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;
¹⁴And by their prayer for you, which long after you for the exceeding grace of God in you. (2 Cor. 9:8‑14)

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Gal. 2:10• ¹⁰Only they would that we should remember the poor; the same which I also was forward to do. (Gal. 2:10)

the poor.

or, the weak, or sick.

Matt. 25:34‑39• ³⁴Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world:
³⁵For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:
³⁶Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.
³⁷Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
³⁸When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee?
³⁹Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? (Matt. 25:34‑39)

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Acts 20:35• ³⁵I have showed you all things, how that so laboring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, It is more blessed to give than to receive. (Acts 20:35)

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1 Thess. 5:14• ¹⁴Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men. (1 Thess. 5:14)

Lord.

Psa. 34:19• ¹⁹Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. (Psa. 34:19)

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Psa. 37:26,39‑40• ²⁶He is ever merciful, and lendeth; and his seed is blessed.
³⁹But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their strength in the time of trouble.
⁴⁰And the Lord shall help them, and deliver them: he shall deliver them from the wicked, and save them, because 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 labor of love, which ye have showed toward his name, in that ye have ministered to the saints, and do minister. (Heb. 6:10)

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James 2:13• ¹³For he shall have judgment without mercy, that hath showed no mercy; and mercy rejoiceth against judgment. (James 2:13)

time of trouble.

Heb. the day of evil.

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

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Prov. 16:14• ¹⁴The wrath 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• ¹Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy youth, while the evil days come not, nor the years draw nigh, when 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 from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the 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."