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Psalms 41:12
12You have preserved my life because I am innocent; you have brought me into your presence forever.
Psalms 41:12 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.
- New International Version (NIV)Because of my integrity you uphold me and set me in your presence forever.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But you have upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in your presence forever.
- New King James Version (NKJV)As for me, You uphold me in my integrity, And set me before Your face forever.
Context of Psalms 41:12
10Lord, have mercy on me. Make me well again, so I can pay them back! 11I know you are pleased with me, for you have not let my enemies triumph over me. You have preserved my life because I am innocent; you have brought me into your presence forever. 13Praise the Lord, the God of Israel, who lives from everlasting to everlasting. Amen and amen!
Read all of Psalms 41Psalms 41:12 word by word
וַאֲנִ֗י בְּ֭תֻמִּי תָּמַ֣כְתָּ בִּ֑י וַתַּצִּיבֵ֖נִי לְפָנֶ֣יךָ לְעוֹלָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 41:12
- Psalms 25:21May integrity and honesty protect me, for I put my hope in you.
- Psalms 94:18I cried out, “I am slipping!” but your unfailing love, O Lord, supported me.
- Psalms 16:11You will show me the way of life, granting me the joy of your presence and the pleasures of living with you forever.
- Psalms 17:15Because I am righteous, I will see you. When I awake, I will see you face to face and be satisfied.
- Psalms 34:15The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right; his ears are open to their cries for help.
- Psalms 73:23Yet I still belong to you; you hold my right hand.
- Job 36:7He never takes his eyes off the innocent, but he sets them on thrones with kings and exalts them forever.
- John 17:24Father, I want these whom you have given me to be with me where I am. Then they can see all the glory you gave me because you loved me even before the world began!
Commentaries on Psalms 41:12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12Thou upholdest me - I am still enabled to show that my heart was upright before God. Settest me before thy face for ever - Thou showest that thou dost approve of me: that I stand in thy presence, under the smiles of thy approbation. This also has been applied to our Lord, and considered as pointing out his mediatorial office at the right hand of God.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 12And as for me - literally, “and I;” as if there were some verb understood. The reference is turned on himself; on all that was suggested by this train of remark as bearing on himself. The result of the whole was a firm assurance that God would sustain him, and that he would be established before God forever. The train of thought is this: “And I thou upholdest me.” Perhaps the course of expression, if it had not been suddenly changed, would have been…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-13Verses 5-13 We complain, and justly, of the want of sincerity, and that there is scarcely any true friendship to be found among men; but the former days were no better. One particularly, in whom David had reposed great confidence, took part with his enemies. And let us not think it strange, if we receive evil from those we suppose to be friends. Have not we ourselves thus broken our words toward God? We eat of his bread daily, yet lift up the heel against…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11-12The psalmist knows that the Lord has forgiven him and will bless him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 11-1311-13. favourest--or tenderly lovest me (Ge 34:19), evinced by relief from his enemies, and, farther, God recognizes his innocence by upholding him.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 41
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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