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Verse Psalms 41:4. _I 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...
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I 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...
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Psalms 41
Faith and Unbelief in View of the Cross
_ 1. Faith in Him and the Results (Psalms 41:1)_
2. Unbelief and its hatred (Psalms 41:4)
3. The vindication of the Christ of the cross ...
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XLI. THE PRAYER OF A SICK MAN AGAINST CRUEL AND TREACHEROUS FOES.
Psalms 41:1. Kindness to the poor is a favourite virtue in the OT, but
seems to have no natural place at the beginning of this Ps. We...
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BE MERCIFUL. be gracious, or show favour.
MY SOUL. me.
I HAVE SINNED. Christ could say this of those whose sins He was
bearing, which were laid upon Him. sinned. Hebrew. _chata._ App-44....
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_I said_ Or, I, even I, have said. This has been and is my prayer.
Psalms 41:10 seems to imply that the sickness is not yet a thing of
the past.
_be merciful_ Be gracious (Psalms 4:1; &c.).
_heal my...
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The foregoing sketch of the blessedness of the compassionate man
serves to introduce the Psalmist's description of his own case, partly
as a foil and contrast to the heartless treatment he is experien...
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HEAL MY SOUL— As rational conjectures, says Dr. Delaney, are
oftentimes useful inlets to knowledge, the candid reader will, I hope,
be indulgent to mine, in relation to David's distemper, (see the not...
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PSALMS 41
DESCRIPTIVE TITLE
Regretting that Enemies and Friends should meanly Rejoice in
his Sickness, the Psalmist nevertheless Perseveres in
Prayer for Pardon and Recovery.
ANALYSIS
Stanza I., Ps...
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_I SAID, LORD, BE MERCIFUL UNTO ME: HEAL MY SOUL; FOR I HAVE SINNED
AGAINST THEE._
I said, Lord, be merciful unto me. The "I" is emphatic in the Hebrew -
i:e., What I "said" in general of the mercy p...
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The Psalmist has been brought low by sickness, and pronounces a
blessing on those who consider such sufferers as himself (Psalms
41:1). His own experience has been of an opposite kind. His enemies
hav...
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Psalms 1:41
_GORDON CHURCHYARD_
Words in boxes are from the Bible.
The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the *
before a word to show an explanation.
The translated Bible tex...
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I SAID. — After the general statement, the poet applies it to his
own case, which showed such sadly different conduct on the part of
friends from whom more than sympathy might have been expected. The...
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_[Psalms 41:5]_ אֲֽנִי ־אָ֭מַרְתִּי יְהוָ֣ה
חָנֵּ֑נִי רְפָאָ֥ה...
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Psalms 41:1
THE central mass of this psalm describes the singer as suffering from
two evils: sickness and treacherous friends. This situation naturally
leads up to the prayer and confidence of the clo...
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“LORD, HEAL MY SOUL”
Psalms 41:1
This psalm was probably composed, with the adjacent ones, during the
four years in which Absalom's conspiracy was being hatched. Perhaps
the anxiety thus caused induc...
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This whole song depends for interpretation on its opening beatitude.
The man who is considerate toward the weak, who is compassionate, is
blessed. His blessings are then described. Emphasize "him" and...
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Here we find a single person speaking; and from what follows in Psalms
41:9, there can be no hesitation to say it is Christ. Will the Reader
pause, and refuse this conclusion, because here is an ackno...
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4._I have said, O Jehovah! have mercy upon me. _By this verse he shows
that in his adversity he did not seek to soothe his mind by flattery,
as the greater part of men do, who endeavor to assuage thei...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 40 AND 41.
In Psalms 40 then Christ is seen, not only in His passage through the
sorrows which beset His way, if He took up the cause of the
disobedient and guil...
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I SAID, LORD, BE MERCIFUL UNTO ME,....
Psalms 40:11;
HEAL MY SOUL; not that it was diseased with sin in such sense as the
souls of other men are; but it is to be understood as a petition for
comfort...
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I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned
against thee.
Ver. 4. I said, Lord, be merciful unto me: heal] Heal me in mercy, and
begin at the inside first. Heal my soul of sin,...
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_I said, Lord, be merciful unto me_ He appeals to mercy, as one that
knew he could not stand the test of strict justice. The best saints,
even those that have been merciful to the poor, have not made...
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I said, Lord, be merciful unto me, this always being the greatest
concern of David, just as it stands out in the work of the great Son
of David. HEAL MY SOUL; FOR I HAVE SINNED AGAINST THEE, that bein...
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A PSALM OF THANKSGIVING AND TRUST IN GOD.
To the chief musician, a psalm of David, composed probably during the
time of persecution by Absalom and, if not Messianic throughout, is at
least in part ty...
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1-4 The people of God are not free from poverty, sickness, or outward
affliction, but the Lord will consider their case, and send due
supplies. From his Lord's example the believer learns to consider...
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MY SOUL, i.e. either,
1. Myself, to wit, my body. So it is a double synecdoche. And _the
soul_ is so taken PSALMS 16:10. Or,
2. My soul properly so called; which is said to be _healed_, when it
is pa...
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Psalms 41:4 said H559 (H8804) LORD H3068 merciful H2603 (H8798) Heal
H7495 (H8798) soul H5315 sinned...
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THE PSALMIST ACKNOWLEDGES THAT HIS PROBLEMS PARTLY ARISE BECAUSE OF
HIS OWN SINFULNESS, AND THEN EXPLAINS TO YHWH ABOUT THE BEHAVIOUR OF
HIS ENEMIES (PSALMS 41:4).
Psalms 41:4
‘I said, O YHWH, have...
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You will see, dear friends, from these holy songs, that the saints of
God in those olden days were not screened from trials and troubles,
but were tempted in all points like as we are. If we happen to...
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CONTENTS: Prayer for relief from sickness and confession of sins.
CHARACTERS: God, David.
CONCLUSION: When we suffer in our reputation, our first concern should
be about our integrity and we may the...
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A psalm of David, when sick with grief at Absalom's rebellion.
Psalms 41:4. _Heal my soul._ It would appear that David was visited
with some temporary sickness, prior to Absalom's rebellion, and that...
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_I said, Lord be merciful to me: heal my soul, for I have sinned
against thee._
AN EXCELLENT PRAYER
I. He confesses that he is a sinner. The law brings the conviction of
sin, but the greatest sin of...
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_Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in
time of trouble._
THE PSALMIST’S AFFLICTION
The central mass of this psalm describes the singer as suffering from
two evils: sic...
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PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 41:1. This is a lament in which a person
has fulfilled his responsibilities to the poor and yet is suffering
severely. He prays for God’s help and vindication....
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INTRODUCTION
This psalm, like the preceding one, is from the pen of David, and is
addressed “to the chief musician,” for use in public religious
services. It seems to have been composed with reference...
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EXPOSITION
THE forty-first psalm completes the first book of the Psalter. All the
psalms contained in it are assigned to David by the titles, except
Psalms 1:1; Psalms 2:1; Psalms 10:1;...
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Let us turn at this time in our Bibles to Psalms 41:1-13. This is
another one of the psalms that begins with a beatitude. The very first
psalm begins with a beatitude, "Blessed is the man." Here again...
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2 Chronicles 30:18; Hosea 6:1; James 5:15; James 5:16; Psalms 103:3;...
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Heal — The soul is said to be healed, when it is pardoned and
purged. For — For I acknowledge that I have sinned....