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Verse Psalms 41:11. _BY THIS I KNOW THAT THOU FAVOUREST ME_] If thou
hadst not been on my side, I had perished by this disease; and then my
enemies would have had cause to triumph.
This also has bee...
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BY THIS I KNOW - Compare the notes at Psalms 20:6. This indicates a
confident assurance that his prayer would be answered, and that he
would be restored to health. How he had this assurance we are not...
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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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FAVOUREST. delightest, or hast pleasure in. Compare Matthew 3:17;
Matthew 12:18; Matthew 17:5.Isaiah 42:1.
TRIUMPH. shout with triumph.
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After describing his urgent need, the Psalmist resumes his prayer from
Psalms 41:4, and affirms his confident assurance of God's favour....
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By this I know that thou delightest in me.
In the confidence of faith he can use the present: _I know_. Cp.
Psalms 20:6. For _delightest in me_, cp. Psalms 18:19; Psalms 22:8;
Psa 35:27;...
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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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_BY THIS I KNOW THAT THOU FAVOUREST ME, BECAUSE MINE ENEMY DOTH NOT
TRIUMPH OVER ME._
Confident anticipation of his prayer being heard, since the cause and
honour of God are at stake in his person....
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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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Recovery has begun. The enemy has been disappointed of his triumph.
This is already taken as a proof of God's favour....
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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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BY THIS I KNOW. — Better, _shall know._ His restoration would be a
sign of the Divine favour, and a pledge of his victory over his
enemies.
TRIUMPH. — Literally, _shout;_ “sing a paean.”...
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_[Psalms 41:12]_ בְּ זֹ֣את יָ֭דַעְתִּי כִּֽי
־חָפַ֣צְתָּ...
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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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_Whilst. Protestants As, "with a sword in my bones, mine enemies
reproach me." (Haydock) --- Thus the martyrs were tortured and
upbraided. (Calmet)_...
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What a lovely example hath the Son of God shown where his people are
to go, and from whom to seek a refuge, in all times of need....
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11_By this I know that I have been acceptable to thee _David now
proceeds to the exercise of thanksgiving; unless, indeed, by altering
the tense of the verb, we would rather with some read this verse...
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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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BY THIS I KNOW THAT THOU FAVOUREST ME,.... Or "delightest in me" z; as
he did, both as his Son and his servant; in his obedience, sufferings,
and death, whereby his counsels were accomplished, his cov...
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By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not
triumph over me.
Ver. 11. _By this I know that thou favourest me_] This is the triumph
of trust and the fruit of faithful prayer; ev...
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_By this I know that thou favourest me_ Bearest a good will to me, and
art resolved to make good thy promises to me, and wilt plead my
righteous cause; _because mine enemy doth not triumph over me _
B...
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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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By this I know that Thou favorest me, that Jehovah has pleasure in
him, BECAUSE MINE ENEMY DOTH NOT TRIUMPH OVER ME, with shouts of
victory, finding himself, rather, disappointed....
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5-13 We complain, and justly, of the want of sincerity, and that
there is scarcely any true friendship to be found among men; but the
former days were no better. One particularly, in whom David had
r...
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THOU FAVOUREST ME; bearest a good will to me, and art resolved to make
good thy promises to me, and wilt plead my righteous cause against
them. BECAUSE MINE ENEMY DOTH NOT TRIUMPH OVER ME; because hit...
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Psalms 41:11 know H3045 (H8804) pleased H2654 (H8804) enemy H341
(H8802) triumph H7321 (H8686)
becau
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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...
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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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_By this I know that Thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not
triumph over me._
PRESENT FAVOUR AND BOUNDLESS HOPE
The last words of the psalm are sunny with the assurance of present
favour and...
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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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PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 41:11 The singer returns to the faith described
in vv. Psalms 41:1. Because of his faith, he can be confident that God
will continue to honor his integrit
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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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Colossians 2:15; Jeremiah 20:13; Psalms 124:6; Psalms 13:4; Psalms 3