Psalm 41 (WK) - 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;{HR}His righteousness standeth forever,{HR}His horn shall be exalted with glory. (Psa. 112:9)

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Deut. 15:7‑11• ⁷{i}If 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;{/i}
⁸{i}but 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.{/i}
⁹{i}Beware 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.{/i}
¹⁰{i}Thou 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.{/i}
¹¹{i}For 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.{/i} (Deut. 15:7‑11)

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Job 29:12‑16• ¹²For I delivered the poor that cried,{HR}And the fatherless that had no helper.
¹³The blessing of the perishing came on me,{HR}And the heart of the widow I made sing.
¹⁴Righteousness I put on, and it put me on,{HR}As a robe and a diadem mine equity.
¹⁵I was eyes to the blind,{HR}And feet [was] I to the lame,
¹⁶A father to the needy,{HR}And the cause I knew not I searched. (Job 29:12‑16)

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Job 31:16‑20• ¹⁶If I kept back the poor from [their] desire,{HR}And the eyes of the widow made to pine,
¹⁷Or ate my morsel by myself,{HR}And the orphan had not eaten of it
¹⁸(For from my path I brought him up as a father,{HR}And her I guided from my mother’s womb);
¹⁹If I saw [any] perishing without clothing,{HR}And the needy without covering;
²⁰If his loins blessed me not,{HR}And 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 neighbour sinneth;{HR}But he that is gracious to the afflicted, happy [is] he. (Prov. 14:21)

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Prov. 19:17• ¹⁷He that hath pity on the poor lendeth to Jehovah;{HR}And his bestowal will he pay him again. (Prov. 19:17)

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Eccl. 11:1‑2• ¹Cast thy bread on the face of the waters,{HR}For after many days thou shalt find it.
²Give a portion to seven, and also to eight,{HR}For thou knowest not what evil shall be on the earth. (Eccl. 11:1‑2)

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Isa. 58:7‑11• ⁷[Is it] not to deal thy bread to the hungry, and that thou bring the poor wanderers 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 thy healing shall spring forth speedily; and thy righteousness shall go before thee, the glory of Jehovah shall be thy rearward.
⁹Then shalt thou call, and Jehovah 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 the speaking vanity;
¹⁰and [if] thou proffer thy soul to the hungry, and satisfy the afflicted soul; then shall thy light rise in darkness, and thine obscurity [be] as the noonday:
¹¹and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make strong thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters deceive not. (Isa. 58:7‑11)

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Mark 14:7• ⁷{i}for ye have the poor always with you, and whenever ye would ye can do them good; but me ye have not always.{/i} (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 thou shalt be recompensed in the resurrection of the just. (Luke 14:13‑14)

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2 Cor. 9:8‑14• ⁸And God is able to make every grace abound unto you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in every [thing], may abound unto every good work;
⁹as it is written, He scattered, he gave to the poor: his righteousness remaineth forever.
¹⁰But he that supplieth seed to the sower and bread for eating will supply and multiply your sowing and increase the fruits of your righteousness;
¹¹ye being enriched in everything unto all liberality which worketh out through us thanksgiving to God.
¹²Because the ministration of the service is not only filling up the wants of the saints, but also abounding through many thanksgivings to God;
¹³through the proof of this service glorifying God for the subjection of your confession unto the gospel of Christ and liberality of fellowship toward them and toward all;
¹⁴and in their supplication for you, while longing for you, on account of the surpassing grace of God [bestowed] on you. (2 Cor. 9:8‑14)

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Gal. 2:10• ¹⁰only that we should remember the poor, which very thing also I have been 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, Come ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the world's foundation.
³⁵For I was hungry, and ye gave me to eat; I was thirsty, 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 fed thee; or thirsty, and gave thee drink?
³⁸and when saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in; or naked, and clothed thee?
³⁹and when saw we thee sick or in prison, and came unto thee? (Matt. 25:34‑39)

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

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1 Thess. 5:14• ¹⁴And we exhort you, brethren, admonish the disorderly, comfort the faint-hearted, support the weak, be long-suffering toward all. (1 Thess. 5:14)

Lord.

Psa. 34:19• ¹⁹Many [are] the troubles of the righteous [one];{HR}But out of them all Jehovah delivereth him, (Psa. 34:19)

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Psa. 37:26,39‑40• ²⁶All the day [is he] being gracious and lending;{HR}And his seed [is] for a blessing.
³⁹And the salvation of the righteous [is] from Jehovah,{HR}[He is] their refuge in the time of trouble.
⁴⁰And Jehovah helpeth them and delivereth them;{HR}He will deliver them and save them{HR}Because they have trusted 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 showed unto his name, in that ye ministered to his saints and do minister. (Heb. 6:10)

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James 2:13• ¹³for the judgment [is] merciless to him that showed no mercy. Mercy glorieth 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,{HR}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;{HR}But a wise man will pacify it. (Prov. 16:14)

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Eccl. 12:1• ¹Remember also thy Creator(s) in the days of thy youth{HR}Before the evil days come,{HR}And the years draw nigh of which thou shalt say,{HR}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 trial that is about to come on all the habitable {i}world{/i}, to try those that dwell on 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."

W. Kelly Translation

To the chief musician; a psalm of David.{HR}Blessed [is] he that payeth attention to the poor;{HR}In the day of evil Jehovah will deliver him.