Passage Research
Psalm 41 — Sermon Preparation
Blessed is the one who considers the poor — David falls ill, a close friend betrays him, but God upholds him and vindicates his integrity. Below is a research summary for Psalm 41, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 6
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Psalm 41 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֹיֵב | ʼôyêb | H341 | 3 | hating, adversary |
| עוֹלָם | ʻôwlâm | H5769 | 3 | concealed, vanishing |
| רַע | raʻ | H7451 | 3 | bad, evil |
| חָנַן | chânan | H2603 | 2 | bend, favor |
| קוּם | qûwm | H6965 | 2 | rise |
| נֶפֶשׁ | nephesh | H5315 | 2 | breathing creature, animal |
| דָבַר | dâbar | H1696 | 2 | arrange, speak |
How preachers through history handled this text
6 public-domain excerpts on Psalm 41, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“We complain, and justly, of the want of sincerity, and that there is scarcely any true friendship to be found among men; but the former days were no better. One particularly, in whom David had reposed great confidence, took part with his enemies. And let us not think it strange, if we receive evil from those we suppose to be friends. Have not we ourselves thus broken our words toward God? We eat of his bread daily, yet lift up the heel against him. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Psalm 41:5–30 (Public Domain)
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