The LORD will sustain him on his bed of illness and restore him from his bed of sickness. The LORDThe phrase "The LORD" refers to Yahweh, the covenant name of God in the Hebrew Bible. This name emphasizes God's eternal existence, sovereignty, and faithfulness to His people. In the context of Psalm 41, it underscores the personal and covenantal relationship between God and the psalmist. The use of "The LORD" here assures the believer of God's intimate involvement and care in times of distress, highlighting His role as a divine healer and sustainer. will sustain him
The Hebrew root for "sustain" is "סָעַד" (sa'ad), which means to support, uphold, or refresh. This word conveys the idea of God providing strength and stability to the afflicted. In a broader biblical context, it reflects God's ongoing provision and care for His people, ensuring that they are not overwhelmed by their circumstances. The promise of sustenance is a testament to God's unwavering support and His ability to uphold those who trust in Him, even in their weakest moments. on his bed of illness
The "bed of illness" symbolizes a place of vulnerability and weakness. In ancient times, illness was often seen as a time of testing and reflection. The bed, a place of rest, becomes a place of struggle during sickness. This phrase captures the reality of human frailty and the need for divine intervention. It reminds believers that God is present even in the most personal and private struggles, offering His comfort and presence. and restore him
The word "restore" comes from the Hebrew "הָפַךְ" (haphak), which means to turn, change, or transform. This indicates not just a return to a previous state of health but a complete renewal and transformation. In the biblical narrative, restoration often involves a deeper spiritual renewal alongside physical healing. It reflects God's power to bring about change and renewal, offering hope for a future beyond the current affliction. from his bed of sickness
The repetition of "bed" emphasizes the personal and intimate nature of God's care. "Sickness" here can be understood both literally and metaphorically, representing any form of suffering or distress. The promise of restoration from this "bed of sickness" assures believers of God's ability to deliver and heal. It serves as a reminder of God's compassion and His ultimate authority over all forms of suffering, reinforcing the hope of recovery and renewal through His divine intervention. Persons / Places / Events 1. DavidTraditionally attributed as the author of Psalm 41, David is expressing his trust in God's care and healing during times of illness. 2. The LORD (Yahweh)The covenant name of God, emphasizing His faithfulness and personal relationship with His people. 3. Bed of IllnessA metaphorical place representing a time of physical weakness and vulnerability. 4. RestorationThe act of God bringing healing and renewal, both physically and spiritually. Teaching Points God's Sustaining PowerTrust in God's ability to sustain us during times of physical and spiritual weakness. Recognize that God's presence is a source of comfort and strength in our most vulnerable moments. Divine Healing and RestorationBelieve in God's power to heal and restore, whether through miraculous means or through the natural processes He has ordained. Understand that restoration can be both physical and spiritual, leading to a deeper relationship with God. Faith in Times of IllnessEncourage a posture of faith and prayer when facing illness, relying on God's promises and His character. Use times of sickness as opportunities to draw closer to God and experience His sustaining grace. Bible Study Questions 1. How does Psalm 41:3 reflect the character of God as a healer and sustainer? 2. In what ways can we experience God's restoration in our lives today, both physically and spiritually? 3. How can the example of David's trust in God during illness inspire us in our own times of weakness? 4. What are some practical ways we can support and pray for those who are sick, in light of James 5:14-15? 5. How does the promise of restoration in Psalm 41:3 connect to the ultimate healing and restoration found in Jesus Christ? Connections to Other Scriptures Psalm 23This psalm also speaks of God's care and restoration, portraying Him as a shepherd who leads and restores the soul. Isaiah 53:4-5These verses prophesy about the suffering servant who bears our sicknesses and carries our pains, pointing to the ultimate healing through Christ. James 5:14-15This passage in the New Testament encourages the church to pray for the sick, promising that the prayer of faith will save the sick and the Lord will raise them up. People David, Korah, PsalmistPlaces JerusalemTopics Bed, Couch, Grief, Hast, Healest, Health, Illness, Infirmities, Languishing, Lying, Makest, Mayest, Pain, Restore, Sickbed, Sickness, Strength, Strengthen, Support, Supporteth, Sustain, Sustains, Turn, Turnest, Weakness, WiltDictionary of Bible Themes Psalm 41:3 5229 bed
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8150 revival, personal Psalm 41:1-3 6705 peace, experience Library Christ Teaching Liberality
If we should attempt to mention all the parables which Jesus spoke, and the miracles which he performed, and the many other lessons which he taught, it would make a long list. As we have done before we can only take one or two specimens of these general lessons which Jesus taught. We have one of these in the title to our present chapter, which is--Christ Teaching Liberality. This was a very important lesson for Jesus to teach. One of the sad effects of sin upon our nature is to make it selfish, …
Richard Newton—The Life of Jesus Christ for the YoungOf visions. The Graces Our Lord Bestowed on the Saint. The Answers Our Lord Gave Her for those who Tried Her.
1. I have wandered far from the subject; for I undertook to give reasons why the vision was no work of the imagination. For how can we, by any efforts of ours, picture to ourselves the Humanity of Christ, and imagine His great beauty? No little time is necessary, if our conception is in any way to resemble it. Certainly, the imagination may be able to picture it, and a person may for a time contemplate that picture,--the form and the brightness of it,--and gradually make it more perfect, and so …
Teresa of Avila—The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus Question of the Contemplative Life
I. Is the Contemplative Life wholly confined to the Intellect, or does the Will enter into it? S. Thomas, On the Beatific Vision, I., xii. 7 ad 3m II. Do the Moral Virtues pertain to the Contemplative Life? S. Augustine, Of the City of God, xix. 19 III. Does the Contemplative Life comprise many Acts? S. Augustine, Of the Perfection of Human Righteousness, viii. 18 " Ep., cxxx. ad probam IV. Does the Contemplative Life consist solely in the Contemplation of God, or in the Consideration …
St. Thomas Aquinas—On Prayer and The Contemplative Life The Beatific vision. (Continued. )
In the Beatific Vision our intellect is glorified, and our thirst for knowledge completely satisfied. Man was created with a thirst for knowledge which can never be satiated in this world. Sin, which greatly weakened and darkened his mental faculties, has not taken away his desire and love for knowledge. And the knowledge which he acquired by eating the forbidden fruit, rather increased than satisfied his thirst. But all his efforts to reach the perfection of knowledge, even in the natural order, …
F. J. Boudreaux—The Happiness of Heaven The Difference Between Union and Rapture. What Rapture Is. The Blessing it is to the Soul. The Effects of It.
1. I wish I could explain, with the help of God, wherein union differs from rapture, or from transport, or from flight of the spirit, as they speak, or from a trance, which are all one. [1] I mean, that all these are only different names for that one and the same thing, which is also called ecstasy. [2] It is more excellent than union, the fruits of it are much greater, and its other operations more manifold; for union is uniform in the beginning, the middle, and the end, and is so also interiorly. …
Teresa of Avila—The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus Perseverance of Saints.
FURTHER OBJECTIONS ANSWERED. 4. A fourth objection to this doctrine is, that if, by the perseverance of the saints is intended, that they live anything like lives of habitual obedience to God, then facts are against it. To this objection I reply: that by the perseverance of the saints, as I use these terms, is intended that, subsequently to their regeneration, holiness is the rule of their lives, and sin only the exception. But it is said, that facts contradict this. (1.) The case of king Saul is …
Charles Grandison Finney—Systematic Theology The Paschal Meal. Jesus Washes the Disciples' Feet.
(Thursday Evening of the Beginning of Friday.) ^D John XIII. 1-20. ^d 1 Now before the feast of the passover, Jesus knowing that his hour was come that he should depart out of this world unto his Father, having loved his own that were in the world, he loved them unto the end. [Since the second century a great dispute has been carried on as to the apparent discrepancy between John and the synoptists in their statements concerning the passover. The synoptists, as we have seen in the previous section, …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel All we Therefore, who Believe in the Living and True God...
18. All we therefore, who believe in the Living and True God, Whose Nature, being in the highest sense good and incapable of change, neither doth any evil, nor suffers any evil, from Whom is every good, even that which admits of decrease, and Who admits not at all of decrease in His own Good, Which is Himself, when we hear the Apostle saying, "Walk in the Spirit, and perform ye not the lusts of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: For these are opposed …
St. Augustine—On Continence A Discourse of Mercifulness
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Matthew 5:7 These verses, like the stairs of Solomon's temple, cause our ascent to the holy of holies. We are now mounting up a step higher. Blessed are the merciful . . '. There was never more need to preach of mercifulness than in these unmerciful times wherein we live. It is reported in the life of Chrysostom that he preached much on this subject of mercifulness, and for his much pressing Christians to mercy, he was called of many, the alms-preacher, …
Thomas Watson—The Beatitudes: An Exposition of Matthew 5:1-12 Question Lxxxii of Devotion
I. Is Devotion a Special Kind of Act? Cardinal Cajetan, On the Meaning of the Term "Devotion" S. Augustine, Confessions, XIII. viii. 2 II. Is Devotion an Act of the Virtue of Religion? III. Is Contemplation, that is Meditation, the Cause of Devotion? Cardinal Cajetan, On the Causes of Devotion " " On the Devotion of Women IV. Is Joy an Effect of Devotion? Cardinal Cajetan, On Melancholy S. Augustine, Confessions, II. x. I Is Devotion a Special Kind of Act? It is by our acts that we merit. But …
St. Thomas Aquinas—On Prayer and The Contemplative Life The Lord's Prayer.
(Jerusalem. Thursday Night.) ^D John XVII. ^d 1 These things spake Jesus; and lifting up his eyes to heaven [the action marked the turning of his thoughts from the disciples to the Father], he said, Father, the hour is come [see pp. 116, 440]; glorify thy Son, that the son may glorify thee: 2 even as thou gavest him authority over all flesh, that to all whom thou hast given him, he should give eternal life. [The Son here prays for his glorification, viz.: resurrection, ascension, coronation, etc., …
J. W. McGarvey—The Four-Fold Gospel Psalms
The piety of the Old Testament Church is reflected with more clearness and variety in the Psalter than in any other book of the Old Testament. It constitutes the response of the Church to the divine demands of prophecy, and, in a less degree, of law; or, rather, it expresses those emotions and aspirations of the universal heart which lie deeper than any formal demand. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. Its words are as simple and unaffected as human words can be, for it is the genius …
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