4 I said, Lord, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.
4 I said, "Have mercy on me, Lord; heal me, for I have sinned against you."
4 As for me, I said, "O Lord, be gracious to me; heal me,
4 I said, "God, be gracious! Put me together again - my sins have torn me to pieces."
4 I said, "Lord, be merciful to me; Heal my soul, for I have sinned against You."
4 "O Lord," I prayed, "have mercy on me. Heal me, for I have sinned against you."
22 Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then is there no healing for the wound of my people?
22 Is there no balm in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why then has the health of the daughter of my people not been restored?
22 Are there no healing ointments in Gilead? Isn't there a doctor in the house? So why can't something be done to heal and save my dear, dear people?
22 Is there no balm in Gilead, Is there no physician there? Why then is there no recovery For the health of the daughter of my people?
22 Is there no medicine in Gilead? Is there no physician there? Why is there no healing for the wounds of my people?
(Read Jeremiah 8:14-22)
At length they begin to see the hand of God lifted up. And when God appears against us, every thing that is against us appears formidable. As salvation only can be found in the Lord, so the present moment should be seized. Is there no medicine proper for a sick and dying kingdom? Is there no skilful, faithful hand to apply the medicine? Yes, God is able to help and to heal them. If sinners die of their wounds, their blood is upon their own heads. The blood of Christ is balm in Gilead, his Spirit is the Physician there, all-sufficient; so that the people may be healed, but will not. Thus men die unpardoned and unchanged, for they will not come to Christ to be saved.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Psalm 41:4
Commentary on Psalm 41:1-4
(Read Psalm 41:1-4)
The people of God are not free from poverty, sickness, or outward affliction, but the Lord will consider their case, and send due supplies. From his Lord's example the believer learns to consider his poor and afflicted brethren. This branch of godliness is usually recompensed with temporal blessings. But nothing is so distressing to the contrite believer, as a fear or sense of the Divine displeasure, or of sin in his heart. Sin is the sickness of the soul; pardoning mercy heals it, renewing grace heals it, and for this spiritual healing we should be more earnest than for bodily health.