The Lord will preserve him and keep him alive,.... Amidst a thousand deaths, to which he is exposed for making a profession of his faith in Christ; see 2Co 1:10; or this may refer to his spiritual life, which is hid and preserved in Christ, in whom he believes; and is safe and secure; because Christ lives he shall live also, and shall never die the second death, nor be hurt by it, but shall have everlasting life;[and] he shall be blessed upon the earth; with temporal blessings; for whatever he has, be it more or less, he has it with the blessing of God, and as a blessing of the covenant, and in love, and so is a blessing indeed: and with spiritual blessings; with peace, pardon, righteousness, and a right and title to eternal glory and happiness; and he will be blessed in the new earth, in which righteousness will dwell, and where he will dwell, live, and reign with Christ a thousand years;and thou wilt not deliver him into the will of his enemies; not into the will of Satan, that roaring lion who would devour him if he might; nor of wicked men, and furious persecutors, whose wrath the Lord makes to praise him; and the remainder of it is restrained by him; some read these words as a prayer, "do not thou deliver him", &c.
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Psalms 41:2
Psalms 41:2
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I. God's promises of succour and comfort to those that consider the
poor; and,
1. We may suppose that David makes mention of these with application
either, (1.) To his friends, who were…Psalms 41:2Psalms 41:2 · Treasury of Scripture Knowledgepreserve: Psalms 33:19, Psalms 91:3-7; Jeremiah 45:4-5
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thou wilt not: or, do not thou, Psalms 27:12, Psalms 37:32-33, Psalms 140:8-9