HEADING. For the Chief Musician. A Psalm to/for David. This Psalm is offered to the person responsible for the sacred music, or the choirmaster, and is of the Davidic collection. ‘To (or ‘for') David' may indicate that it was dedicated to David, written for the Davidic house, or even written by Da... [ Continue Reading ]
BLESSING IS PRONOUNCED ON THE ONE WHO CONSIDERS THE SICK KING IN HIS ILLNESS, AND A PRAYER IS MADE FOR THE DELIVERANCE AND RECOVERY OF THE SICK KING (PSALMS 41:1). Psalms 41:1 ‘Blessed is he who considers the weak, YHWH will deliver him in the day of evil. YHWH will preserve him, And will keep... [ Continue Reading ]
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 mercy on me, Heal my soul, for I have sinned against you. Lying on his sick bed the Psalmist has b... [ Continue Reading ]
HE PRAYS FOR HEALING AND EXPRESSES HIS CERTAINTY THAT GOD WILL HELP HIM AGAINST HIS ENEMIES, CONFIDENT ALSO THAT GOD UPHOLDS HIS INTEGRITY AND HAS INDEED SET HIM BEFORE HIS FACE FOR EVER (PSALMS 41:10). Psalms 41:10 ‘But you, O YHWH, have mercy on me, and raise me up, That I may requite them. By... [ Continue Reading ]
Blessed be YHWH, the God of Israel, From everlasting and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen. The Psalm then ends with words which not only conclude the Psalm but also the whole section. They declare a blessing on YHWH the God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting. May He be blessed and praised for... [ Continue Reading ]