Psalms 41
Study sheet, King James Version, with the original-language words this chapter turns on.
The text
1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.
2The 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.
3The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
4I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.
5Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?
6And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
7All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.
8An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.
9Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
10But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.
11By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.
12And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.
13Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
Words in this chapter
Definitions are Strong's own wording from his Exhaustive Concordance (1890). Counts are how often each word appears in this chapter, from the tagged text.
- יְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâhH30686× in this chapter
Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
- עַלʻalH59215× in this chapter
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
- אֹיֵבʼôyêbH3413× in this chapter
hating; an adversary
- כִּיkîyH35883× in this chapter
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
- עוֹלָםʻôwlâmH57693× in this chapter
properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) always
- רַעraʻH74513× in this chapter
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- דָבַרdâbarH16962× in this chapter
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
- חָנַןchânanH26032× in this chapter
properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)
- כֹּלkôlH36052× in this chapter
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
- לֹאlôʼH38082× in this chapter
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
- נֶפֶשׁnepheshH53152× in this chapter
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
- אָמֵןʼâmênH5432× in this chapter
sure; abstract, faithfulness; adverb, truly
- אָמַרʼâmarH5592× in this chapter
to say (used with great latitude)
- אֲנִיʼănîyH5892× in this chapter
I
- קוּםqûwmH69652× in this chapter
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
- אֲשֶׁרʼăsherH8342× in this chapter
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
- בְּלִיַּעַלbᵉlîyaʻalH11001× in this chapter
without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickedness
- בָרַךְbârakH12881× in this chapter
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
- גָּדַלgâdalH14311× in this chapter
to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
- גַּםgamH15711× in this chapter
properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
- דָּבָרdâbârH16971× in this chapter
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
- דָּוִדDâvidH17321× in this chapter
David, the youngest son of Jesse
- דְּוַיdᵉvayH17411× in this chapter
sickness; figuratively, loathing
- דַּלdalH18001× in this chapter
properly, dangling, i.e. (by implication) weak or thin
- הָפַךְhâphakH20151× in this chapter
to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
- אָוֶןʼâvenH2051× in this chapter
strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idol
- זֹאתzôʼthH20631× in this chapter
this (often used adverb)
- חוּץchûwtsH23511× in this chapter
properly, separate by awall, i.e. outside, outdoors
- חָטָאchâṭâʼH23981× in this chapter
properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
- חָיָהchâyâhH24211× in this chapter
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
- חֳלִיchŏlîyH24831× in this chapter
malady, anxiety, calamity
- חָפֵץchâphêtsH26541× in this chapter
properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
- חָשַׁבchâshabH28031× in this chapter
properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute
- יָדַעyâdaʻH30451× in this chapter
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)
- יוֹםyôwmH31171× in this chapter
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
- יַחַדyachadH31621× in this chapter
properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly
- יָסַףyâçaphH32541× in this chapter
to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
- יָצָאyâtsâʼH33181× in this chapter
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
- יָצַקyâtsaqH33321× in this chapter
properly, to pour out (transitive or intransitive); by implication, to melt or cast as metal; by extension, to place firmly, to stiffen or grow hard
- יִשְׂרָאֵלYisrâʼêlH34781× in this chapter
Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity