Psalm 41:1

Bible in Basic English 1965

To the chief music-maker. A Psalm. Of David. Happy is the man who gives thought to the poor; the Lord will be his saviour in the time of trouble.

Cross References

Psalm 112:9

He has given with open hands to the poor; his righteousness is for ever; his horn will be lifted up with honour.

Psalm 34:19

Great are the troubles of the upright: but the Lord takes him safely out of them all.

Psalm 37:19

They will not be shamed in the evil time, and in the days when all are in need of food they will have enough.

Psalm 37:26

All the day he is ready to have mercy and to give; his children are a blessing.

Proverbs 14:21

He who has no respect for his neighbour is a sinner, but he who has pity for the poor is happy.

Proverbs 16:14

The wrath of the king is like those who give news of death, but a wise man will put peace in place of it.

Proverbs 19:17

He who has pity on the poor gives to the Lord, and the Lord will give him his reward.

Ecclesiastes 12:1

Let your mind be turned to your Maker in the days of your strength, while the evil days come not, and the years are far away when you will say, I have no pleasure in them;

Jeremiah 39:17

But I will keep you safe on that day, says the Lord: you will not be given into the hands of the men you are fearing.

Mark 14:7

The poor you have ever with you, and whenever you have the desire you may do them good: but me you have not for ever.

Acts 20:35

In all things I was an example to you of how, in your lives, you are to give help to the feeble, and keep in memory the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, There is a greater blessing in giving than in getting.

Galatians 2:10

Only it was their desire that we would give thought to the poor; which very thing I had much in mind to do.

1 Thessalonians 5:14

And our desire is that you will keep control over those whose lives are not well ordered, giving comfort to the feeble-hearted, supporting those with little strength, and putting up with much from all.

Hebrews 6:10

For God is true, and will not put away from him the memory of your work and of your love for his name, in the help which you gave and still give to the saints.

James 2:13

For the man who has had no mercy will be judged without mercy, but mercy takes pride in overcoming judging.

Revelation 3:10

Because you have kept my word in quiet strength, I will keep you from the hour of testing which is coming on all the world, to put to the test those who are on earth.

Ruth 2:19

And her mother-in-law said to her, Where did you take up the grain today, and where were you working? May a blessing be on him who gave such attention to you. And she gave her mother-in-law an account of where she had been working, and said, The name of the man with whom I was working today is Boaz.