Psalm 41

Street corner board , Hauptmarkt, Gotha : Psalm 41:14

Latin portal inscription with the beginning of Psalm 41 ( Vulgate count 40), Amsterdam, Swigtershofje: “Blessed is he who cares for the needy and the poor; in the time of calamity the Lord will save him. "

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.

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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.

“Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, for ever and ever! Amen! Amen!"

- Psalm 41:14  LUT

Web links

Commons : Psalm 41  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• 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

1. ↑ Stuttgart Explanatory Bible. 2nd Edition. German Bible Society , Stuttgart 1992, ISBN 3-438-01121-2 , p. 696