Psalm 41

This article is about Psalm 41 in Hebrew (Masoretic) numbering. For Psalm 41 in Greek Septuagint or Latin Vulgate numbering, see Psalm 42.

Psalm 41
"Blessed is he that considereth the poor"
1604 inscription with Psalm 41. Chubb's Almshouses, Crewkerne, UK
Other name
  • Psalm 40
  • "Beatus qui intellegit super egenum et pauperem"
LanguageHebrew (original)
Psalm 41
BookBook of Psalms
Hebrew Bible partKetuvim
Order in the Hebrew part1
CategorySifrei Emet
Christian Bible partOld Testament
Order in the Christian part19

Psalm 41 is the 41st psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "Blessed is he that considereth the poor". In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint version of the Bible, and generally in its Latin translations, this psalm is Psalm 40. In the Vulgate, it begins "Beatus qui intellegit super egenum et pauperem".[1] The final psalm in Book One of the collection, it is attributed to King David.

The psalm forms a regular part of Jewish, Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and other Protestant liturgies and has often been set to music, including a metred German version set by Heinrich Schütz and Handel's Foundling Hospital Anthem.

  1. ^ Parallel Latin/English Psalter / Psalmus 40 (41) Archived May 7, 2017, at the Wayback Machine medievalist.net