Psalm 41
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The 41st psalm (according to Greek counting the 40th) is a psalm of David . It belongs to the series of thanksgiving psalms for an individual and is the last psalm of the first book of the psalter.
content
The psalm is the song of thanks for someone who has recovered from an illness. First, the prayer shares his experience that God will stand by those who care for the weak (verses 2-4). Then he describes the distress he has experienced not in the form of a direct narrative, but by quoting the lament that he addressed to God in his illness. In it he particularly deplores the behavior of those who viewed his illness as a punishment and turned away from him (vv. 5-11). After reciting his lament, he thanks God for his recovery, for the fact that his enemies have not triumphed over him, and that he can always feel close to God (verses 12-13).
graduation
The last verse does not belong to the psalm itself, but represents a liturgical conclusion to the first book of the psalter.
Web links
- Psalm 41 in the standard translation , the Luther Bible and other translations from bibleserver.com
- Psalm 41 in the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS) on bibelwissenschaft.de
- Sheet music in the public domain of settings for Psalm 41 in the Choral Public Domain Library - ChoralWiki (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Stuttgart Explanatory Bible. 2nd Edition. German Bible Society , Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-438-01121-2 , p. 696