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Psalms 41:4

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.

Psalms 41:4 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 41:4

Theological / Devotional

I said. The initial position of the pronoun “I” in the Hebrew makes it emphatic. The psalmist recalls what he said when he was sick. He pleads not his own merits, but God’s mercy.

Soul. Heb. nephesh, simply, “me” (see on Ps. 16:10). No more than physical sickness need be inferred.

I have sinned. The psalmist regards sickness as the direct result of, and punishment for, his sin (see on Ps. 38:3).

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