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in his illness you restore him to full health.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/41.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will sustain him on his bed of illness and restore him from his bed of sickness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/41.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/41.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The LORD will strengthen him on his bed of illness; You will sustain him on his sickbed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/41.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will sustain him upon his sickbed; In his illness, You restore him to health.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/41.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The LORD will sustain him upon his sickbed; In his illness, You restore him to health.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/41.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The LORD will sustain him upon his sickbed; In his illness, Thou dost restore him to health.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/41.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yahweh will sustain him upon his sickbed; In his illness, You restore him to health.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/41.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will sustain <i>and</i> strengthen him on his sickbed; In his illness, You will restore him to health.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/41.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed; you will heal him on the bed where he lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/41.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed; You will heal him on the bed where he lies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/41.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jehovah will support him upon the couch of languishing: Thou makest all his bed in his sickness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/41.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You always heal them and restore their strength when they are sick. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/41.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The LORD will support him upon the couch of languishing: thou makest all his bed in his sickness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/41.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD will support him on his sickbed. You will restore this person to health when he is ill.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/41.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD will help them when they are sick and will restore them to health. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/41.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD will uphold him even on his sickbed; you will transform his bed of illness into health.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/41.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will sustain him on his bed of illness and restore him from his bed of sickness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/41.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD supports him on his sickbed; you completely heal him from his illness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/41.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/41.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/41.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/41.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />YHWH supports [him] on a bed of sickness, "" You have turned his bed in his weakness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/41.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Jehovah supporteth on a couch of sickness, All his bed Thou hast turned in his weakness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/41.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Jehovah will support him upon a bed of sickness: thou turnedst all his bed in his sickness.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/41.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The Lord help him on his bed of sorrow : thou hast turned all his couch in his sickness. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/41.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 40:4>May the Lord bring him help on his bed of sorrow. In his infirmity, you have changed his entire covering.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/41.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD sustains him on his sickbed, you turn down his bedding whenever he is ill. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/41.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD sustains them on their sickbed; in their illness you heal all their infirmities.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/41.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will strengthen him upon his sick bed; he will wholly recover from his illness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/41.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH will sustain him upon the bed of his afflictions and will change all his bed in his sickness.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/41.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The LORD support him upon the bed of illness; Mayest Thou turn all his lying down in his sickness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/41.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />May the Lord help him upon the bed of his pain; thou hast made all his bed in his sickness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/41-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=4865" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/41.htm">Blessed is He who Cares for the Poor</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to surrender him to the will of his foes. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5582.htm" title="5582: yis·‘ā·ḏen·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 3mse) -- To support, sustain, stay. A primitive root; to suport.">will sustain him</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/6210.htm" title="6210: ‘e·reś (N-fsc) -- A couch, divan. From an unused root meaning perhaps to arch; a couch.">his bed</a> <a href="/hebrew/1741.htm" title="1741: də·wāy (N-ms) -- Illness. From daveh; sickness; figuratively, loathing.">of illness</a> <a href="/hebrew/2015.htm" title="2015: hā·p̄aḵ·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To turn, overturn. A primitive root; to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert.">and restore him</a> <a href="/hebrew/4904.htm" title="4904: miš·kā·ḇōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Place of lying, a couch, act of lying. From shakab; a bed; abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse.">from his bed</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2483.htm" title="2483: ḇə·ḥā·lə·yōw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- Sickness. From chalah; malady, anxiety, calamity.">of sickness.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>I said, “O LORD, be gracious to me; heal me, for I have sinned against You.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-15.htm">James 5:15</a></span><br />And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-12.htm">Matthew 9:12</a></span><br />On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/38-16.htm">Isaiah 38:16</a></span><br />O Lord, by such things men live, and in all of them my spirit finds life. You have restored me to health and have let me live.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/20-5.htm">2 Kings 20:5</a></span><br />“Go back and tell Hezekiah the leader of My people that this is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘I have heard your prayer; I have seen your tears. I will surely heal you. On the third day from now you will go up to the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-17.htm">Jeremiah 30:17</a></span><br />But I will restore your health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD, because they call you an outcast, Zion, for whom no one cares.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-26.htm">Exodus 15:26</a></span><br />saying, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/3_john/1-2.htm">3 John 1:2</a></span><br />Beloved, I pray that in every way you may prosper and enjoy good health, as your soul also prospers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/8-17.htm">Matthew 8:17</a></span><br />This was to fulfill what was spoken through the prophet Isaiah: “He took up our infirmities and carried our diseases.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Isaiah 53:4-5</a></span><br />Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">1 Peter 2:24</a></span><br />He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/7-15.htm">Deuteronomy 7:15</a></span><br />And the LORD will remove from you all sickness. He will not lay upon you any of the terrible diseases you knew in Egypt, but He will inflict them on all who hate you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-7.htm">Proverbs 3:7-8</a></span><br />Be not wise in your own eyes; fear the LORD and turn away from evil. / This will bring healing to your body and refreshment to your bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/5-18.htm">Job 5:18</a></span><br />For He wounds, but He also binds; He strikes, but His hands also heal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-1.htm">Hosea 6:1</a></span><br />Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/103-3.htm">Psalm 103:3</a></span><br />He who forgives all your iniquities and heals all your diseases,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The LORD will strengthen him on the bed of languishing: you will make all his bed in his sickness.</p><p class="hdg">strengthen</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/73-26.htm">Psalm 73:26</a></b></br> My flesh and my heart faileth: <i>but</i> God <i>is</i> the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/1-6.htm">2 Kings 1:6,16</a></b></br> And 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, <i>Is it</i> not because <i>there is</i> not a God in Israel, <i>that</i> thou sendest to inquire of Baalzebub the god of Ekron? therefore thou shalt not come down from that bed on which thou art gone up, but shalt surely die… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/20-5.htm">2 Kings 20:5,6</a></b></br> Turn 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… </p><p class="hdg">make [heb.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/36-4.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/psalms/6-6.htm">Couch</a> <a href="/psalms/35-14.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/psalms/38-19.htm">Health</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-12.htm">Illness</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-15.htm">Infirmities</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-65.htm">Languishing</a> <a href="/psalms/39-11.htm">Makest</a> <a href="/psalms/32-6.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/psalms/39-2.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/job/33-26.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/revelation/2-22.htm">Sickbed</a> <a href="/job/6-7.htm">Sickness</a> <a href="/psalms/40-12.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/psalms/31-24.htm">Strengthen</a> <a href="/psalms/37-17.htm">Support</a> <a href="/genesis/48-17.htm">Supporteth</a> <a href="/job/36-19.htm">Sustain</a> <a href="/psalms/37-17.htm">Sustains</a> <a href="/psalms/40-4.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/psalms/40-14.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/job/15-13.htm">Turnest</a> <a href="/exodus/32-18.htm">Weakness</a> <a href="/psalms/41-2.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/63-6.htm">Bed</a> <a href="/psalms/63-6.htm">Couch</a> <a href="/psalms/42-4.htm">Grief</a> <a href="/psalms/42-11.htm">Health</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-9.htm">Illness</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Infirmities</a> <a href="/nahum/1-4.htm">Languishing</a> <a href="/psalms/44-10.htm">Makest</a> <a href="/psalms/45-16.htm">Mayest</a> <a href="/psalms/48-6.htm">Pain</a> <a href="/psalms/51-12.htm">Restore</a> <a href="/revelation/2-22.htm">Sickbed</a> <a href="/proverbs/18-14.htm">Sickness</a> <a href="/psalms/43-2.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/psalms/64-5.htm">Strengthen</a> <a href="/psalms/41-12.htm">Support</a> <a href="/psalms/94-18.htm">Supporteth</a> <a href="/psalms/51-12.htm">Sustain</a> <a href="/psalms/54-4.htm">Sustains</a> <a href="/psalms/44-10.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/psalms/41-9.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/psalms/71-20.htm">Turnest</a> <a href="/psalms/77-10.htm">Weakness</a> <a href="/psalms/51-6.htm">Wilt</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 41</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/41-1.htm">The recompense of the charitable</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/41-4.htm">David complains of his enemies' treachery</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/41-10.htm">He flees to God for helpfulness</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/41.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/41.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The LORD will sustain him on his bed of illness</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's active role in providing support and strength during times of physical weakness. In biblical context, the "bed of illness" symbolizes a period of vulnerability and helplessness. The assurance of divine sustenance reflects God's compassion and faithfulness, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a>, where God promises to uphold His people. The imagery of a "bed" suggests a personal and intimate care, akin to a shepherd tending to his sheep, a recurring theme in the Psalms. This phrase also foreshadows the healing ministry of Jesus Christ, who often healed the sick, demonstrating God's power to sustain and restore.<p><b>and restore him from his bed of sickness</b><br>Restoration is a key theme in the Bible, often associated with God's redemptive work. The promise of restoration from sickness not only implies physical healing but also spiritual renewal. This reflects the holistic nature of God's salvation, as seen in passages like <a href="/psalms/103-3.htm">Psalm 103:3</a>, which speaks of God forgiving sins and healing diseases. The concept of restoration is deeply rooted in the covenant relationship between God and His people, where God promises to restore what has been lost or broken. This phrase can also be seen as a type of Christ, who through His death and resurrection, provides ultimate restoration and healing for humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>Traditionally attributed as the author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/41.htm">Psalm 41</a>, David is expressing his trust in God's care and healing during times of illness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, emphasizing His faithfulness and personal relationship with His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/bed_of_illness.htm">Bed of Illness</a></b><br>A metaphorical place representing a time of physical weakness and vulnerability.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/r/restoration.htm">Restoration</a></b><br>The act of God bringing healing and renewal, both physically and spiritually.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sustaining_power.htm">God's Sustaining Power</a></b><br>Trust in God's ability to sustain us during times of physical and spiritual weakness.<br><br>Recognize that God's presence is a source of comfort and strength in our most vulnerable moments.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_healing_and_restoration.htm">Divine Healing and Restoration</a></b><br>Believe in God's power to heal and restore, whether through miraculous means or through the natural processes He has ordained.<br><br>Understand that restoration can be both physical and spiritual, leading to a deeper relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_times_of_illness.htm">Faith in Times of Illness</a></b><br>Encourage a posture of faith and prayer when facing illness, relying on God's promises and His character.<br><br>Use times of sickness as opportunities to draw closer to God and experience His sustaining grace.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_41.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 41</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_psalm_41_9_about_jesus'_betrayal.htm">Does Psalm 41:9 truly prophesy the betrayal of Jesus, or is it merely describing David’s personal experiences without any messianic intent? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_advice_on_handling_angst.htm">What does the Bible say about dealing with angst?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_mental_illness.htm">What does the Bible say about mental illness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_95_7-11_align_with_god's_mercy.htm">If Psalm 95:7-11 portrays God's long-term wrath on an entire generation, how does that reconcile with passages emphasizing God's mercy (e.g., Exodus 34:6)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/41.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Will strengthen.</span>--Literally, w<span class= "ital">ill prop him up, support him.</span><p><span class= "bld">Wilt make.</span>--Literally, <span class= "ital">hast turned. </span>Some think with literal allusion to the fact that the Oriental bed was merely a mat, which could be turned while the sick man was propped up. But such literalness is not necessary. To <span class= "ital">turn </span>here is to <span class= "ital">change, </span>as in <a href="/psalms/66-6.htm" title="He turned the sea into dry land: they went through the flood on foot: there did we rejoice in him.">Psalm 66:6</a>; <a href="/psalms/105-29.htm" title="He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish.">Psalm 105:29</a>, and what the poet says is that, as in past times, Divine help has come to change his sickness into health, so he confidently expects it will be now, "in his sickness" being equivalent to "in the time of his sickness."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/41.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing</span>. If he falls into a sickness, God will support him through it. <span class="cmt_word">Thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness</span>; literally, <span class="accented">thou wilt turn all his bed</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> rearrange it, turn its cushions, make it such that he can comfortably lie on it (see Kay, who quotes Bellarmine). Others understand, "Thou wilt change his couch from one of sickness to one of convalescence." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/41-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְֽהוָ֗ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will sustain</span><br /><span class="heb">יִ֭סְעָדֶנּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yis·‘ā·ḏen·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5582.htm">Strong's 5582: </a> </span><span class="str2">To support, sustain, stay</span><br /><br /><span class="word">him on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his bed</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶ֣רֶשׂ</span> <span class="translit">(‘e·reś)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6210.htm">Strong's 6210: </a> </span><span class="str2">A couch, divan</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of illness</span><br /><span class="heb">דְּוָ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(də·wāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1741.htm">Strong's 1741: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sickness, loathing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and restore him</span><br /><span class="heb">הָפַ֥כְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·p̄aḵ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2015.htm">Strong's 2015: </a> </span><span class="str2">To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from his bed</span><br /><span class="heb">מִ֝שְׁכָּב֗וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(miš·kā·ḇōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4904.htm">Strong's 4904: </a> </span><span class="str2">Place of lying, a couch, act of lying</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of sickness.</span><br /><span class="heb">בְחָלְיֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·ḥā·lə·yōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2483.htm">Strong's 2483: </a> </span><span class="str2">Malady, anxiety, calamity</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/41-3.htm">Psalm 41:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/41-3.htm">Psalm 41:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/41-3.htm">Psalm 41:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/41-3.htm">Psalm 41:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/41-3.htm">Psalm 41:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/41-3.htm">Psalm 41:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/41-3.htm">Psalm 41:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/41-3.htm">Psalm 41:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/41-3.htm">Psalm 41:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/41-3.htm">Psalm 41:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/41-3.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 41:3 Yahweh will sustain him on his sickbed (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/41-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 41:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 41:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/41-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 41:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 41:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>