King James Version
psalm 41:4 in the King James Version says “I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.” — study this verse from psalm chapter 41 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.”
psalm 41:4 · KJV
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. thou: or, do not thou deliver
The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness. make: Heb. turn
I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.
Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?
And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
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