Psalms 41:3
The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
†The LORD will strengthen him vpon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sicknesse.
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- †Hebrew wordingHeb. turne.
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- 2 Kings 20:5–6Rank 1 from verse 3
5Turn again, and tell Hezekiah the captain of my people, Thus saith the Lord, the God of David thy father, I have heard thy prayer, I have seen thy tears: behold, I will heal thee: on the third day thou shalt go up unto the house of the Lord.
6And I will add unto thy days fifteen years; and I will deliver thee and this city out of the hand of the king of Assyria; and I will defend this city for mine own sake, and for my servant David’s sake.
5Turne againe, and tell Hezekiah the captaine of my people, Thus saith the LORD, the God of Dauid thy father, I haue heard thy prayer, I haue seene thy teares: behold, I will heale thee; on the third day thou shalt goe vp vnto the house of the LORD.
6And I will adde vnto thy dayes fifteene yeeres, and I will deliuer thee, and this city, out of the hand of the king of Assyria, and I will defend this citie for mine owne sake, and for my seruant Dauids sake.
- Philippians 2:26–27Rank 2 from verse 3
26For he longed after you all, and was full of heaviness, because that ye had heard that he had been sick.
27For indeed he was sick nigh unto death: but God had mercy on him; and not on him only, but on me also, lest I should have sorrow upon sorrow.
26For hee longed after you all, and was full of heauinesse, because that yee had heard that he had bene sicke.
27For indeed he was sicke nigh vnto death, but God had mercy on him: and not on him onely, but on mee also, lest I should haue sorow vpon sorow.
- Psalms 73:26Rank 3 from verse 3
- 2 Corinthians 4:16–17Rank 4 from verse 3
16For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
17For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;
16For which cause we faint not, but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.
17For our light affliction, which is but for a momēt, worketh for vs a farre more exceeding and eternall waight of glory,
- 2 Kings 1:16Rank 5 from verse 3
16And he said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron, is it not because there is no God in Israel to inquire of his word? therefore thou shalt not come down off that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
16And he said vnto him, Thus saith the LORD, Forasmuch as thou hast sent messengers to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron ( is it not because there is no God in Israel, to enquire of his word?) therefore thou shalt not come downe off that bed on which thou art gone vp, but shalt surely die.
- 2 Kings 1:6Rank 6 from verse 3
6And they said unto him, There came a man up to meet us, and said unto us, Go, turn again unto the king that sent you, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to inquire of Baal-zebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die.
6And they said vnto him, There came a man vp to meet vs, and said vnto vs, Goe, turne againe vnto the king that sent you, and say vnto him, Thus saith the LORD, Is it not because there is not a God in Israel, that thou sendest to enquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come downe from that bedde on which thou art gone vp, but shalt surely die.
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Psalms 41:3
The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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strengthen
To make stronger, confirm, encourage, fortify, or increase in power.
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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.
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Sense 1: A place for rest or sleep. Sense 2: The marriage bed or a place in which something lies. As a verb, to place or lie in a bed.
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languishing
Present-participial or verbal-noun form of languish, meaning to grow weak, faint, or feeble; to pine or waste away.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604
The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828
Sense 1: Second-person singular present form of will: choosest, intendest, or art disposed to. Sense 2: As an auxiliary, marks future action.
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To form, create, produce, cause, appoint, perform, or render into a stated condition.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.
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Disease, illness, or a state of bodily weakness.
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41:1BLESSED is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.
41:1¶ Blessed is he that considereth the poore; the LORD will deliuer him in time of trouble.
41:2The Lord will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.
41:2‖The LORD will preserue him, and keepe him aliue, and he shall be blessed vpon the earth; and thou wilt not deliuer him vnto the will of his enemies.
41:3The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
41:3†The LORD will strengthen him vpon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sicknesse.
Selected passage41:4I said, Lord, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.
41:4I sayd, LORD be mercifull vnto me, heale my soule, for I haue sinned against thee.
41:5Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?
41:5Mine enemies speake euill of me: when shall hee die, and his name perish?
41:6And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
41:6And if hee come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquitie to it selfe, when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
41:7All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.
41:7†All that hate me, whisper together against me; against me doe they deuise my hurt.
41:8An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.
41:8†An euill disease, say they, cleaueth fast vnto him; and now that he lyeth, he shall rise vp no more.
41:9Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
41:9*††Yea mine owne familiar friend in whom I trusted, which did eate of my bread, hath lift vp his heele against me.
41:10But thou, O Lord, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.
41:10But thou, O LORD, be mercifull vnto mee, and raise me vp that I may requite them.
41:11By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.
41:11By this I know that thou fauourest me: because mine enemie doeth not triumph ouer me.
41:12And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.
41:12And as for me, thou vpholdest me in mine integritie; and settest me before thy face for euer.
41:13Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
41:13Blessed bee the LORD God of Israel, from euerlasting, and to euerlasting. Amen, and Amen.