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Psalms 41:11 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph "
Psalms 41:11
Verse in Context
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Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel
But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite
By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph
And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.
Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
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Psalms 41:1
"[[To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.]] Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the LORD will deliver him in time of trouble."
Psalms 41:2
"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."
Psalms 41:3
"The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness."
Psalms 41:4
"I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned"
Psalms 41:5
"Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?"
Psalms 41:6
"And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth"
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