--- title: "Psalms 41 - Study King James Bible with barnes notes on the whole bible" description: "Read Psalms 41 with barnes notes on the whole bible commentary. 1 Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. 2 The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be" image: "/_app/immutable/assets/missing.C7wGMEZ6.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/study/barnes-notes-on-the-whole-bible/psalms/41" --- [ Read](/kjv/psalms/41)[ Commentary](/study/psalms/41)[ Interlinear](/interlinear/psalms/41) Audio 1 Blessed *is* he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.** 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.* 3 The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.* 4 I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee. 5 Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish? 6 And if he come to see *me*, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; *when* he goeth abroad, he telleth *it*. 7 All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.* 8 An evil disease, *say they*, cleaveth fast unto him: and *now* that he lieth he shall rise up no more.* 9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up *his* heel against me.** 10 But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them. 11 By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me. 12 And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever. 13 Blessed *be* the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen. [Psalms 40](/study/psalms/40) [Psalms 42](/study/psalms/42) ## Commentary To verse 1 **Blessed is he -**See the notes at [Psalms 1:1](/kjv/psalms/1/1). Literally, “Oh the blessings of him that considers the poor.” The object is to describe the advantages of doing what is here said; or the excellence of the spirit which would be manifested in such a case, and the effect which this would have on his own happiness. These happy effects are described in the remainder of this verse, and in the two following verses. **That considereth -**The word used here - from שׂכל *śâkal* - means properly to look at, to behold; then, to be prudent or circumspect; then, to attend to; and then in general to act prudently, wisely, intelligently, in any case. Here it means to attend to; to show an interest in; to care for. The idea is that of not neglecting; not passing by; not being indifferent to; not being hard-hearted and uncharitable toward. **The poor -**Margin, “the weak,” or “the sick.” The word used in the Hebrew - דל *dal* - means properly something hanging or swinging, as of pendulous boughs or branches; and then, that which is weak, feeble, powerless. Thus it comes to denote those who are feeble and helpless either by poverty or by disease, and is used with a general reference to those who are in slow or humble condition, and who need the aid of others. The statement here is of a general nature - that he is blessed who shows proper sympathy for all of that class: for those who need the sympathy of others from any cause - poverty, sickness, a low condition, or trouble. The particular thing here referred to was a case of sickness; where one was borne down by disease, perhaps brought on by mental sorrow, and when he particularly needed the sympathy of his friends. See [Psalms 41:5-8](/kjv/psalms/41/5-8). **The Lord will deliver him in time of trouble -**Margin, as in Hebrew: “in the day of evil.” This is the first happy effect or result of showing proper sympathy with others in their troubles. It is a statement of the general principle that the Lord will deal with us as we do with others. 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