Psalms 41 · Verse 4

Psalms 41:4

I said, Lord, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.
Psalms 41:4, King James Version

Psalms 41:4 in other translations

BSBI said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against You.”
WEBI said, “LORD, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
ASVI said, O Jehovah, have mercy upon me: Heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.
YLTI--I said, ‘O Jehovah, favour me, Heal my soul, for I did sin against Thee,'
DARBYAs for me, I said, Jehovah, be gracious unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.
BBEI said, Lord, have mercy on me; make my soul well, because my faith is in you.
WebsterI said, LORD, be merciful to me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

What does Psalms 41:4 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
4. I said--I asked the mercy I show. heal my soul--(Compare Psa 30:2). "Sin and suffering are united," is one of the great teachings of the Psalms.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 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 has sinned against thee.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

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…

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Psalms 41:4 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

אֲֽנִי\־'ani-IH589
אָ֭מַרְתִּי'A.mar.tiI saidH559
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehO YahwehH3068
חָנֵּ֑נִיcho.ne.nishow favor to meH2603
רְפָאָ֥הre.fa.'Ahheal !H7495
נַ֝פְשִׁ֗יnaf.Shiself myH5315
כִּי\־ki-forH3588
חָטָ֥אתִיcha.Ta.tiI have sinnedH2398
לָֽךְ\׃Lakhto you

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 41:4

  • Psalms 103:3

    Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;

  • James 5:15-16

    And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

  • Hosea 6:1

    Come, and let us return unto the Lord: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.

  • 2 Chronicles 30:18-20

    For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good Lord pardon every one That prepareth his heart to seek God, the Lord God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary. And the Lord hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people.

  • Psalms 147:3

    He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

  • Psalms 6:2-4

    Have mercy upon me, O Lord; for I am weak: O Lord, heal me; for my bones are vexed. My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O Lord, how long? Return, O Lord, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies’ sake.

  • Psalms 32:5

    I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgressions unto the Lord; and thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. Selah.

  • Psalms 51:1-4

    To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came unto him, after he had gone in to Bath–sheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: according unto the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions. Wash me throughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse me from my sin. For I acknowledge my transgressions: and my sin is ever before me. Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this evil in thy sight: that thou mightest be justified when thou speakest, and be clear when thou judgest.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Lord.
32:5; 51:1-3
heal.
6:2-4; 103:3; 147:3; 2Ch 30:18-20; Ho 6:1; Jas 5:15,16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 41:3

    The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.

  • Psalms 41:4

    I said, Lord, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

  • Psalms 41:5

    Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?

Read all of Psalms 41

Psalms 41:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Yo dije: Jehová, ten misericordia de mí; sana mi alma, porque contra ti he pecado.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
L’ Éternel le soutiendra sur un lit de langueur. Tu transformeras tout son lit, quand il sera malade.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Ich sprach: Jehova, sei mir gnädig! Heile meine Seele, denn ich habe gegen dich gesündigt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Fuerunt mihi lacrimæ meæ panes die ac nocte, dum dicitur mihi quotidie: Ubi est Deus tuus?