King James Version
Psalms 41:3 in the King James Version says “The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness. make: Heb. turn” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 41 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness. make: Heb. turn”
Psalms 41:3 · KJV
To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble. the poor: or, the weak, or, sick in time: Heb. in the day of evil
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?
KJV Study — Public Domain
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“all his bed”
H4904a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercourse
“thou wilt make”
H2015to turn about or over; by implication, to change, overturn, return, pervert
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