Psalm 41:2

Modern

The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to give him over to the will of his foes.

Traditional

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.

Literal

YHWH will guard him and keep him alive; he will be blessed in the land, and You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies.

Latin

Dominus conservet eum, et vivificet eum, et beatum faciat eum in terra, et non tradat eum in animam inimicorum ejus.

Hebrew

English

The LORD will protect and preserve him; He will bless him in the land and refuse to give him over to the will of his foes.

In this wisdom psalm, the psalmist:

Theme notes and profiles

Jeremiah 45:4–5
Thus Jeremiah was to say to Baruch: “This is what the LORD says: Throughout the land I will demolish what I have built and uproot what I have planted.
Psalm 27:12
Do not hand me over to the will of my foes, for false witnesses rise up against me, breathing out violence.
1 Timothy 4:8
For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.
Psalm 33:19
…to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
Psalm 37:32–33
Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
Psalm 91:3–7
Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague.
Psalm 37:22
Surely those He blesses will inherit the land, but the cursed will be destroyed.
Psalm 140:8–9
Grant not, O LORD, the desires of the wicked; do not promote their evil plans, lest they be exalted. Selah
Psalm 128:1–6
A song of ascents. Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways!