Psa 41:3-4 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 3. The Lord will strengthen him ] Good, benevolent, and merciful as he is, he must also die: but he shall not die as other men; he shall have peculiar consolations, refreshment, and support, while passing through the valley of the shadow of death . Thou wilt make all his bed ] haphachta , thou hast turned up, tossed , and shaken it; and thou wilt do so to all his bed - thou wilt not leave one uneasy place in it-not one lump , or any unevenness , to prevent him from sleeping. Thou wilt do every thing, consistently with the accomplishment of the great decree, "Unto dust thou shalt return," to give him ease, refreshment, and rest. We may sum up the privileges of the merciful man: 1. He is generally blessed , . 2. He will be delivered in the time of trouble , . 3. He will be preserved by a particular providence, . 4. He shall be kept alive amidst infection and danger, . 5. He shall be blessed on the earth in his temporal concerns, . 6. His enemies shall not be able to spoil or destroy him, . 7. He shall be strengthened on a bed of languishing , to enable him to bear his afflictions, . 8. He shall have ease, comfort , and support in his last hours , .

‏ Psalms 41:3-4

Verse 3. The Lord will strengthen him] Good, benevolent, and merciful as he is, he must also die: but he shall not die as other men; he shall have peculiar consolations, refreshment, and support, while passing through the valley of the shadow of death.

Thou wilt make all his bed] haphachta, thou hast turned up, tossed, and shaken it; and thou wilt do so to all his bed-

thou wilt not leave one uneasy place in it-not one lump, or any unevenness, to prevent him from sleeping. Thou wilt do every thing, consistently with the accomplishment of the great decree, "Unto dust thou shalt return," to give him ease, refreshment, and rest. We may sum up the privileges of the merciful man: 1. He is generally blessed, Ps 41:1. 2. He will be delivered in the time of trouble, Ps 41:1. 3. He will be preserved by a particular providence, Ps 41:2. 4. He shall be kept alive amidst infection and danger, Ps 41:2. 5. He shall be blessed on the earth in his temporal concerns, Ps 41:2. 6. His enemies shall not be able to spoil or destroy him, Ps 41:2. 7. He shall be strengthened on a bed of languishing, to enable him to bear his afflictions, Ps 41:3. 8. He shall have ease, comfort, and support in his last hours, Ps 41:3.

Verse 4. I said, Lord, be merciful unto me] I need thy mercy especially, because I have sinned against thee, and my sin is a deadly wound to my soul; therefore heal my soul, for it has sinned against thee.