The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
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Gill's Exposition
The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing,.... When on a sick bed, or a death bed, where he lies languishing, and ready to expire; when his natural strength, spirits, and heart fail…
Barnes' Notes
The Lord will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing - The word rendered strengthen here means to support; to uphold; to sustain. The idea here is, that God would enable him to bear his sickness,…
In these verses we have,
I. God's promises of succour and comfort to those that consider the poor; and,
1. We may suppose that David makes mention of these with application either, (1.) To his…
Cambridge Bible
The Lord will support him upon the couch of languishing (R.V.), uphold him (Psa 18:35) and preserve him from sinking into the grave.
thou wilt make all his bed Lit. thou hast turned (or, changed) his…
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