Psalm 41:1 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

¹ Happy are those who consider the poor; the Lord delivers them in the day of trouble.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹ Blessed is he that considereth the poor: The LORD will deliver him in time of trouble.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ BLESSED (HAPPY, fortunate, to be envied) is he who considers the weak and the poor; the Lord will deliver him in the time of evil and trouble.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ Blessed is he that considereth the poor: Jehovah will deliver him in the day of evil.

Common English Bible

¹ Those who pay close attention to the poor are truly happy! The LORD rescues them during troubling times.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ Unto the end. The understanding of the sons of Korah.

Psalm 41:1 Cross References

Proverbs 19:17

Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord and will be repaid in full.

Proverbs 14:21

Those who despise their neighbors are sinners, but happy are those who are kind to the poor.

Acts 20:35

In all this I have given you an example that by such work we must support the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, for he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”

James 2:13

For judgment will be without mercy to anyone who has shown no mercy; mercy triumphs over judgment.

Hebrews 6:10

For God is not unjust; he will not overlook your work and the love that you showed for his sake in serving the saints, as you still do.

Psalm 37:19

they are not put to shame in evil times; in the days of famine they have abundance.

Psalm 112:9

They have distributed freely; they have given to the poor; their righteousness endures forever; their horn is exalted in honor.

Mark 14:7

For you always have the poor with you, and you can show kindness to them whenever you wish, but you will not always have me.

Psalm 37:26

They are ever giving liberally and lending, and their children become a blessing.

Revelation 3:10

Because you have kept my word of endurance, I will keep you from the hour of trial that is coming on the whole world to test the inhabitants of the earth.

Galatians 2:10

They asked only one thing, that we remember the poor, which was actually what I was eager to do.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

And we urge you, brothers and sisters, to admonish the idlers, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, be patient with all of them.

Proverbs 16:14

A king’s wrath is a messenger of death, and whoever is wise will appease it.

Psalm 34:19

Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the Lord rescues them from them all.

Ecclesiastes 12:1

Remember your creator in the days of your youth, before the days of trouble come and the years draw near when you will say, “I have no pleasure in them”;

Ruth 2:19

Her mother-in-law said to her, “Where did you glean today? And where have you worked? Blessed be the man who took notice of you.” So she told her mother-in-law with whom she had worked, saying, “The name of the man with whom I worked today is Boaz.”

Jeremiah 39:17

But I will save you on that day, says the Lord, and you shall not be handed over to those whom you dread.