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Psalm 41:3–4

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41:3The Lord supports9 him on his sickbed;

you completely heal him from his illness.10

41:4As for me, I said:11

“O Lord, have mercy on me!

Heal me, for I have sinned against you!

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Footnotes

  1. 9 The prefixed verbal form could be taken as jussive, continuing the prayer of v. 2, but the parallel line in v. 3b employs the perfect, suggesting that the psalmist is again speaking in the indicative mood (see v. 1b). The imperfect can be understood as future or as generalizing (see v. 1).
  2. 10 Heb “all his bed you turn in his illness.” The perfect is used here in a generalizing sense (see v. 1) or in a rhetorical manner to emphasize that the healing is as good as done.
  3. 11 In vv. 4–10 the psalmist recites the prayer of petition and lament he offered to the Lord.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The Lord sustains him on his sickbed;

in his illness you restore him to full health.

As for me, I said, “O Lord, be gracious to me;

heal me, for I have sinned against you!”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Lord sustains them on their sickbed

and restores them from their bed of illness.

I said, “Have mercy on me, Lord;

heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The Lord will sustain him on his sickbed;

you will heal him on the bed where he lies.

I said, “Lord, be gracious to me;

heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

NLTNew Living Translation

The Lord nurses them when they are sick

and restores them to health.

“O Lord,” I prayed, “have mercy on me.

Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Yahweh sustains him on his sick bed.

In his illness, you restore to health.

As for me, I said, “O Yahweh, be gracious to me.

Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”

KJV 1900King James Version

The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing:

Thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.

I said, Lord, be merciful unto me:

Heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.