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Psalm 41:3

The LORD will sustain him on his sickbed, and restore him from his bed of illness.

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.
4I said, “LORD, have mercy on me! Heal me, for I have sinned against you.”
5My enemies speak evil against me: “When will he die, and his name perish?”
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Notice

The sickbed belongs to someone who considers the poor, so the psalm’s blessing leaves room for bodily weakness and dependence on God’s care.

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

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2 Kings 20:5–6“Turn back, and tell Hezekiah the prince of my people, ‘The LORD, the God of David your father, says, “I have heard your prayer. I have seen your tears. …Both passages speak of the LORD restoring health, with Hezekiah receiving a promise of healing after his prayer and tears.
Psalm 73:26My flesh and my heart fails, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.Both passages name bodily weakness and look to God as the source of strength.
Philippians 2:26–27since he longed for you all, and was very troubled because you had heard that he was sick.Sickness is the shared thread; Philippians describes distress over others hearing of illness, while the psalm speaks of the LORD’s sustaining care.
2 Corinthians 4:16–17Therefore we don’t faint, but though our outward person is decaying, yet our inward person is renewed day by day.Both passages speak of renewal amid bodily frailty, though Corinthians specifies inward renewal while the psalm speaks of restoration from illness.
2 Kings 1:16He said to him, “The LORD says, ‘Because you have sent messengers to inquire of Baal Zebub, the god of Ekron, is it because there is no God in Israel to …Both passages concern a sickbed under the LORD’s authority, though Kings announces death as judgment and the psalm promises restoration.
2 Kings 1:6They said to him, “A man came up to meet us, and said to us, ‘Go, return to the king who sent you, and tell him, “The LORD says, ‘Is it because there is no God …Both mention a bed and the LORD’s word about its occupant, with Kings declaring that the king will not come down.
Genesis 48:2Someone told Jacob, and said, “Behold, your son Joseph comes to you,” and Israel strengthened himself, and sat on the bed.A bed and strength connect these scenes, though Jacob strengthens himself to sit up while the psalm names the LORD as sustainer.
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Encouragement

The psalm speaks with confidence about God’s help on a sickbed. It gives no timetable for recovery; its hope rests in YHWH who sustains and restores.

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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).