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Psalm 41:1

For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Blessed is he who considers the poor. The LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.

1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by David. Blessed is he who considers the poor. The LORD will deliver him in the day of evil.
2The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive. He shall be blessed on the earth, and he will not surrender him to the will of his enemies.
3The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.
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Notice

“Considers the poor” makes care a matter of attention, while the promise of deliverance acknowledges that the caring person can also face a day of evil.

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Where else Scripture says this

12 passages readers most often link with this verse, and the thread each one shares with it.

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Proverbs 19:17He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD; he will reward him.Both passages connect care for the poor with the LORD's response to the person who shows that care.
Proverbs 14:21He who despises his neighbor sins, but he who has pity on the poor is blessed.Both passages describe the person who cares for the poor as blessed.
2 Corinthians 9:8–14And God is able to make all grace abound to you, that you, always having all sufficiency in everything, may abound to every good work.Both passages connect doing good with God's help, though Paul speaks of provision for good works and David of deliverance.
Acts 20:35In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring you ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, ‘It is …Both passages connect blessing with care directed toward people in need, described as the poor in David's psalm and the weak in Acts.
Matthew 5:3“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven.Both use the language of blessing and poverty, though David blesses those considering the poor and Jesus blesses the poor in spirit.
Matthew 25:34–39Then the King will tell those on his right hand, ‘Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world;Both passages speak of people as blessed and describe good they receive from God.
Psalm 37:39–40But the salvation of the righteous is from the LORD. He is their stronghold in the time of trouble.Both psalms name the LORD as the source of rescue when trouble comes.
James 2:13For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.Both passages connect a person's treatment of others with the mercy that person receives.
Psalm 37:19They shall not be disappointed in the time of evil. In the days of famine they shall be satisfied.Both psalms describe help in a time of evil, with Psalm 37 naming satisfaction during famine.
Hebrews 6:10For God is not unrighteous, so as to forget your work and the labor of love which you showed toward his name, in that you served the saints, and still do serve …Both passages connect care shown to other people with God's regard for the person who serves.
Psalm 112:9He has dispersed, he has given to the poor. His righteousness endures forever. His horn will be exalted with honor.Both psalms commend care for the poor and describe blessing or honor for the person who shows it.
Proverbs 29:7The righteous care about justice for the poor. The wicked aren’t concerned about knowledge.Both passages value attention to the poor; Proverbs specifies concern for their justice.
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Encouragement

The person who considers the poor may still face a day of evil. David locates hope in YHWH, who delivers those who show such care.

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Cross-reference data from OpenBible.info (CC BY). Scripture from the World English Bible (public domain). Arc diagram after Chris Harrison and Christoph Römhild (2007).