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A Promise for the Merciful
Commentators agree that this verse outlines a general principle: God preserves, protects, and blesses those who show kindness to the poor and afflicted. While not a guarantee against all hardship, scholars like Albert Barnes and Charles Spurgeon see it as a promise of God's special favor and aid, especially when the merciful person themselves faces trouble.
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 41:2
18th Century
Theologian
The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive - This is a further statement of the same principle, and it refers to a general, not…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 41:2
19th Century
Bishop
And he shall be blessed. —Not as in the margin of Isaiah 9:16, and in Symmachus “called happy,” but with deeper meaning, …
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 41:2–3
19th Century
Preacher
God will be graciously gentle to those who are kind and gentle to the poor. If we love God first, and then exhibit the result of that love in our c…
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John Calvin
On Psalms 41:2
16th Century
Theologian
Jehovah will keep him, and preserve him in life. Here David expands on the same sentiment expressed in the preceding verse, when he says t…
John Gill
On Psalms 41:2
17th Century
Pastor
The Lord will preserve him and keep him alive
Amidst a thousand deaths, to which he is exposed for making a professi…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 41:1–4
17th Century
Minister
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…