Psalm 41:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The LORDיְהוָ֤ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
will protectיִשְׁמְרֵ֣הוּ
(yish·me·re·hu)
8104: to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
him and keep him alive,וִֽ֭יחַיֵּהוּ
(vi·chai·ye·hu)
2421a: to livea prim. root
And he shall be called blessed(וְאֻשַּׁ֣ר
(ve·'u·shar)
833: to go straight, go on, advanceof prim. root
upon the earth;בָּאָ֑רֶץ
(ba·'a·retz;)
776: earth, landa prim. root
And do not giveתִּ֝תְּנֵ֗הוּ
(tit·te·ne·hu)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
him over to the desireבְּנֶ֣פֶשׁ
(be·ne·fesh)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
of his enemies. 
 
340: to be hostile toa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
The LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
will preserve
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
him and keep him alive
chayah  (khaw-yaw')
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
and he shall be blessed
'ashar  (aw-shar')
to be straight (used in the widest sense, especially to be level, right, happy); figuratively, to go forward, be honest, proper
upon the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and thou wilt not deliver
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
him unto the will
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
of his enemies
'oyeb  (o-yabe')
hating; an adversary -- enemy, foe.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The LORD will protect him and keep him alive, And he shall be called blessed upon the earth; And do not give him over to the desire of his enemies.

King James Bible
The 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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The LORD will keep him and preserve him; he will be blessed in the land. You will not give him over to the desire of his enemies.

International Standard Version
The LORD will protect him and keep him alive; he will be blessed in the land; and he will not be handed over to the desires of his enemies.

NET Bible
May the LORD protect him and save his life! May he be blessed in the land! Do not turn him over to his enemies!

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Lord Jehovah will keep him and will give him life, and will bless him in the Earth and will not hand him over to his enemies.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD will protect him and keep him alive. He will be blessed in the land. Do not place him at the mercy of his enemies.

King James 2000 Bible
The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and you will not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.
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