Psalms Chapter 41 verse 1 Holy Bible

ASV Psalms 41:1

Blessed is he that considereth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.
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BBE Psalms 41:1

<To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David.> Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble.
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DARBY Psalms 41:1

{To the chief Musician. A Psalm of David.} Blessed is he that understandeth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.
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KJV Psalms 41:1

Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
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WBT Psalms 41:1


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WEB Psalms 41:1

> Blessed is he who considers the poor: Yahweh will deliver him in the day of evil.
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YLT Psalms 41:1

To the Overseer. -- A Psalm of David. O the happiness of him Who is acting wisely unto the poor, In a day of evil doth Jehovah deliver him.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 1. - Blessed is he that considereth the poor. David had concluded the preceding psalm by calling himself "poor and needy." He commences the present one by pronouncing a blessing on all those who "consider," or tenderly regard, and, so far as they can, assist the peer and afflicted. It is not so much actual poverty, as humiliation and weakness, of which he is speaking. The Lord will deliver him in time of trouble; literally, in the day of evil. As he has pity on his fellow-men, so God will have pity upon him (comp. Matthew 6:14, 15; Matthew 10:42; Matthew 18:33; Proverbs 19:17; Ecclesiastes 11:1, etc.).

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(1) Blessed is he.--This general statement of the great law of sympathy and benevolence--fine and noble however we take it--may be explained in different ways, according as we take the Hebrew word dal as poor, with the LXX. and Vulg. (comp. Exodus 30:15), or with the margin, as sick, weak in body (comp. Genesis 41:19), or give it an ethical sense, sick at heart. (Comp. 2Samuel 13:4.) The context favours one of the two latter, and the choice between them depends on whether we take the author's sickness to be real or figurative. Psalm 41:3 strongly favours the view that the sickness is physical.Considereth.--The Hebrew word implies wise as well as kindly consideration. So LXX. and Vulg., "he that understands."