1.7 KiB
Psalm 041 Translation Questions
Q? Who does David say is the one who is blessed?
A. The one who is concerned for the weak is blessed. [41:1]
Q? What will Yahweh do for the blessed person?
A. Yahweh will rescue him, preserve him and keep him alive, and he will be blessed on the earth. [41:1-2]
Q? What will Yahweh not do to the blessed person?
A. Yahweh will not turn him over to the will of his enemies. [41:2]
Q? What will Yahweh do for the blessed person on the bed of suffering?
A. Yahweh will support him on the bed of suffering and make his bed of sickness into a bed of healing. [41:3]
Q? Why did David ask Yahweh to have mercy on him?
A. He asked Yahweh to have mercy on him because he had sinned against Yahweh. [41:4]
Q? What evil do his enemies speak against David?
A. They ask when he will die and and his name perish. [41:5]
Q? What does David's enemy say to him?
A. His enemy says worthless things. [41:6]
Q? What do those who hate David whisper and hope for?
A. Those who hate David whisper together against him and hope for his hurt. [41:7]
Q? What has David's own close friend in whom he trusted done?
A. His own close friend has lifted his heel against him. [41:9]
Q? What has Yahweh done for David?
A. Yahweh had mercy on him and raised him up so that he may pay back the ones who hate him. [41:10]
Q? How does David know that Yahweh delights in him?
A. David knows this because his enemy does not triumph over him. [41:11]
Q? How does Yahweh support David?
A. Yahweh supports him in his integrity and will keep him before Yahweh's face forever. [41:12]
Q? When may Yahweh be praised?
A. Yahweh may be praised from everlasting to everlasting. [41:13]