Psalms 41:1 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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Chapter 41

¹To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

Psalms 41:1 —

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Proverbs 19:17
He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
Proverbs 14:21
He that despiseth his neighbour sinneth: but he that hath mercy on the poor, happy is he.
2 Corinthians 9:8-14
And 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: …
Acts 20:35
I have shewed you all things, how that so labouring 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.
Matthew 25:34-39
Then 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: …

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities Alms Atheism Attributes of God Beggars Believer Beneficence Benevolence

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 1-4)

In these verses we have, I. God’s promises of succour and comfort to those that consider the poor; and, 1. We may suppose that David makes mention of these with application either, (1.) To his friends, who were kind to him, and very considerate of his case, now that he was in affliction: Blessed is he that considers poor David. Here and there he met with one that sympathized with him, and was conc…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 1)

Psa 41:1-13. The Psalmist celebrates the blessedness of those who compassionate the poor, conduct strongly contrasted with the spite of his enemies and neglect of his friends in his calamity. He prays for God’s mercy in view of his ill desert, and, in confidence of relief, and that God will vindicate his cause, he closes with a doxology. 1-3. God rewards kindness to the poor (Pr 19:17). From Psa 4…