Psalms 41:2
The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.
Psalms 41:2 in other translations
| BSB | The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to surrender him to the will of his foes. |
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| WEB | The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies. |
| ASV | Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive, And he shall be blessed upon the earth; And deliver not thou him unto the will of his enemies. |
| YLT | Jehovah doth preserve him and revive him, He is happy in the land, And Thou givest him not into the will of his enemies. |
| DARBY | Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive; he shall be made happy in the land; and thou wilt not deliver him to the will of his enemies. |
| BBE | The Lord will keep him safe, and give him life; the Lord will let him be a blessing on the earth, and will not give him into the hand of his haters. |
| Webster | The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him to the will of his enemies. |
What does Psalms 41:2 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 41:1-3
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 41:2, 11 it may be…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 41:1-4
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 his poor and afflicted brethren. This branch of godliness is usually recompensed with temporal blessings. But nothing is so distressing to the contrite believer, as a fear or sense of the Divine displeasure, or of sin in…
Psalms 41:2 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 41:2
- Jeremiah 45:4-5
Thus shalt thou say unto him, The Lord saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land. And seekest thou great things for thyself? seek them not: for, behold, I will bring evil upon all flesh, saith the Lord: but thy life will I give unto thee for a prey in all places whither thou goest.
- Psalms 27:12
Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
- 1 Timothy 4:8
For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.
- Psalms 37:32-33
The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to slay him. The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
- Psalms 33:19
To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
- Psalms 128:1-6
A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways. For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee. Thy wife shall be as a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table. Behold, that thus shall the man be blessed that feareth the Lord. …
- Psalms 37:22
For such as be blessed of him shall inherit the earth; and they that be cursed of him shall be cut off.
- Psalms 140:8-9
Grant not, O Lord, the desires of the wicked: further not his wicked device; lest they exalt themselves. Selah. As for the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
- Psalms 91:3-7
Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day; Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness; nor for the destruction that wasteth at noonday. …
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Psalms 41:1
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.
- Psalms 41:2
The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.
- Psalms 41:3
The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
Psalms 41:2 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Jehová lo guarde, y le dé vida: sea bienaventurado en la tierra, y no lo entregues á la voluntad de sus enemigos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Bienheureux celui qui comprend le pauvre! Au mauvais jour, l’ Éternel le délivrera. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Jehova wird ihn bewahren und ihn am Leben erhalten; er wird glücklich sein auf Erden, und nicht wirst du ihn preisgeben der Gier seiner Feinde. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Quemadmodum desiderat cervus ad fontes aquarum, ita desiderat anima mea ad te, Deus. |