“Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.”
The psalmist opens with a beatitude: 'Blessed is the one who has regard for the weak.' The blessing pronounced on those who care for the vulnerable establishes that compassion toward the afflicted constitutes a fundamental virtue. The affirmation that such a person is blessed suggests that such compassion brings its own reward. This opening establishes the theme: God blesses those who extend mercy to the suffering.
Church Fathers on Psalms 41:1
To the people, on the Feast of the Martyrs. 1. The solemn day of the Martyrs has dawned; therefore to the glory of the Passion of Christ, the Captain of Martyrs, who spared not Himself, ordering His soldiers to the fight; but first fought, first conquered, that their fighting He might encourage by His example, and aid with His majesty, and crown with His promise: let us hear somewhat from this Psalm pertaining to His Passion. I commend unto you oftentimes, nor grieve I to…
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