Psalm 41:2 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

² The Lord protects them and keeps them alive; they are called happy in the land. You do not give them up to the will of their enemies.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

² 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

² The Lord will protect him and keep him alive; he shall be called blessed in the land; and You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies.

American Standard Version (1901)

² Jehovah will preserve him, and keep him alive, And he shall be blessed upon the earth; And deliver not thou him unto the will of his enemies.

Common English Bible

² The LORD protects them and keeps them alive; they are widely regarded throughout the land as happy people. You won’t hand them over to the will of their enemies.

Catholic Public Domain Version

² As the deer longs for fountains of water, so my soul longs for you, O God.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

² As the hart panteth after the fountains of water; so my soul panteth after thee, O God.

Psalm 41:2 Cross References

Psalm 27:12

Do not give me up to the will of my adversaries, for false witnesses have risen against me, and they are breathing out violence.

Psalm 33:19

to deliver their soul from death and to keep them alive in famine.

Psalm 37:22

surely those blessed by the Lord shall inherit the land, but those cursed by him shall be cut off.

Proverbs 11:17

Those who are kind reward themselves, but the cruel do themselves harm.

Proverbs 14:21

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

Proverbs 19:17

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

Proverbs 31:20

She opens her hand to the poor and reaches out her hands to the needy.

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.

Deuteronomy 14:29

the Levites, because they have no allotment or inheritance with you, as well as the resident aliens, the orphans, and the widows in your towns, may come and eat their fill so that the Lord your God may bless you in all the work that you undertake.

1 Timothy 4:8

for, while physical training is of some value, godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.

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.”