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Brenton's Septuagint

Psalms 41:12

But thou didst help me because of mine innocence, and hast established me before thee for ever.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Faith;   God;   Thankfulness;   Thompson Chain Reference - Business Life;   Honesty;   Integrity;   Providence, Divine;   Support, Divine;   Sustaining Providence;   Virtues;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Affliction, Consolation under;   Uprightness;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Healing;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - English Versions;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Psalms;   Sin;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Bless;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Psalms the book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Integrity;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
You supported me because of my integrityand set me in your presence forever.
Hebrew Names Version
As for me, you uphold me in my integrity, And set me in your presence forever.
King James Version
And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.
English Standard Version
But you have upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in your presence forever.
New Century Version
Because I am innocent, you support me and will let me be with you forever.
New English Translation
As for me, you uphold me because of my integrity; you allow me permanent access to your presence.
Amplified Bible
As for me, You uphold me in my integrity, And You set me in Your presence forever.
New American Standard Bible
As for me, You uphold me in my integrity, And You place me in Your presence forever.
World English Bible
As for me, you uphold me in my integrity, And set me in your presence forever.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And as for me, thou vpholdest me in mine integritie, & doest set me before thy face for euer.
Legacy Standard Bible
As for me, You uphold me in my integrity,And You make me stand firm in Your presence forever.
Berean Standard Bible
In my integrity You uphold me and set me in Your presence forever.
Contemporary English Version
You have helped me because I am innocent, and you will always be close to my side.
Complete Jewish Bible
I will know you are pleased with me if my enemy doesn't defeat me.
Darby Translation
But as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.
Easy-to-Read Version
I was innocent and you supported me. You let me stand and serve you forever.
George Lamsa Translation
And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.
Good News Translation
You will help me, because I do what is right; you will keep me in your presence forever.
Lexham English Bible
As for me, you have upheld me in my integrity, and you have set me in your presence forever.
Literal Translation
And I, in my integrity You uphold me, and You set Your face before me forever.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Thou hast vpholden me because of my innocency, and set me before thy face for euer.
American Standard Version
And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, And settest me before thy face for ever.
Bible in Basic English
And as for me, you are my support in my righteousness, giving me a place before your face for ever.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
By this I know that Thou delightest in me, that mine enemy doth not triumph over me.
King James Version (1611)
And as for me, thou vpholdest me in mine integritie; and settest me before thy face for euer.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when I am in my best case, thou vpholdest me: and thou wylt set me before thy face for euer.
English Revised Version
And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe thou hast take me vp for ynnocence; and hast confermed me in thi siyt with outen ende.
Update Bible Version
And as for me, you uphold me in my integrity, And set me before your face forever.
Webster's Bible Translation
And as for me, thou upholdest me in my integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.
New King James Version
As for me, You uphold me in my integrity, And set me before Your face forever.
New Living Translation
You have preserved my life because I am innocent; you have brought me into your presence forever.
New Life Bible
As for me, You hold me up in my honesty. And You set me beside You forever.
New Revised Standard
But you have upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in your presence forever.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, as for me, In my blamelessness, hast thou held me fast, And hast caused me to stand before thee unto times age-abiding.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(40-13) But thou hast upheld me by reason of my innocence: and hast established me in thy sight for ever.
Revised Standard Version
But thou hast upheld me because of my integrity, and set me in thy presence for ever.
Young's Literal Translation
As to me, in mine integrity, Thou hast taken hold upon me, And causest me to stand before Thee to the age.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
As for me, You uphold me in my integrity, And You set me in Your presence forever.

Contextual Overview

5 Mine enemies have spoken evil against me, saying, When shall he die, and his name perish? 6 And if he came to see me, his heart spoke vainly; he gathered iniquity to himself; he went forth and spoke in like manner. 7 All my enemies whispered against me; against me they devised my hurt. 8 They denounced a wicked word against me, saying, Now that he lies, shall he not rise up again? 9 For even the man of my peace, in whom I trusted, who ate my bread, lifted up his heel against me. 10 But thou, O Lord, have compassion upon me, and raise me up, and I shall requite them. 11 By this I know that thou hast delighted in me, because mine enemy shall not rejoice over me. 12 But thou didst help me because of mine innocence, and hast established me before thee for ever. 13 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. So be it, so be it.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

thou: Psalms 25:21, Psalms 94:18

settest: Psalms 16:11, Psalms 17:15, Psalms 34:15, Psalms 73:23, Psalms 73:24, Job 36:7, John 17:24

Reciprocal: Genesis 17:18 - before Deuteronomy 30:2 - with all thine heart 1 Samuel 25:32 - General Job 2:3 - holdeth Psalms 4:1 - O Psalms 7:8 - to mine Psalms 37:17 - Lord Psalms 61:7 - abide Psalms 119:116 - Uphold Isaiah 41:10 - I will uphold

Cross-References

Genesis 39:1
And Joseph was brought down to Egypt; and Petephres the eunuch of Pharao, the captain of the guard, an Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ismaelites, who brought him down thither.
Genesis 39:20
And his master took Joseph, and cast him into the prison, into the place where the king’s prisoners are kept, there in the prison.
Genesis 41:12
And there was there with us a young man, a Hebrew servant of the captain of the guard; and we related to him our dreams, and he interpreted them to us.
Genesis 41:19
And behold seven other cows came up after them out of the river, evil and ill-favoured and lean-fleshed, such that I never saw worse in all the land of Egypt.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity,.... In the innocence of his nature, being free from sin, original and actual; in the uprightness of his life and conversation before God and men; and in the perfection of his obedience and sacrifice, whereby he brought in a perfect righteousness, made complete atonement, and obtained full salvation and redemption for his people; and, because of all this, Jehovah the Father upheld him in his sufferings, as man and Mediator, that he failed not, and was not discouraged: or rather the sense is, that by several things which turned up in Providence, as the disagreement of the witnesses, declaration of his judge, and the confession of Judas his betrayer, he was cleared of the charges brought against him, and his innocence was maintained, and he upheld in it; but especially this was done by raising him from the dead, when he was openly acquitted, discharged, and justified, and declared to be the Holy One of God, 1 Timothy 3:16;

and settest me before thy face for ever; after his resurrection, he was introduced into the presence of his Father, and was made glad with his countenance; where he sits before him as the Angel of his presence, and appears in the presence of God in the behalf of his people; is the Lamb in the midst of the throne, as though he had been slain; where his person, blood, righteousness, and sacrifice, are ever in view for their acceptance, and where he ever lives to make intercession for them; for here he will continue until the time of the restitution of all things.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And 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, “And I am sustained or held up.” The thought, however, turns rather on God than on himself, and instead of carrying out the reference to himself so prominently, he turns to God as the source from where all this was derived.

Thou upholdest me - Not merely in strengthening me in my sickness, but, what is more important, in vindicating my character against the aspersions which are cast upon it. Thou dost show that I am upright.

In mine integrity - literally, “in my perfection.” See the notes at Job 1:1. The word here means uprightness, sincerity, probity. He had been calumniated by his foes. His sickness had been regarded by them as a proof that he was a hypocrite or a stranger to God. If he had died, they would have urged that fact as evidence that he was the object of the divine displeasure. His restored health was clear proof that their suggestions were false, and that he was not suffering for the cause which they alleged. God thus showed that he regarded him as upright and sincere. The claim is not that of “absolute perfections,” but only of a character of piety or integrity in opposition to the slanderous charges of his enemies. Compare Psalms 7:8; Psalms 25:21; Psalms 26:1, Psalms 26:11.

And settest me before thy face for ever - That is, Thou wilt do it. God would always have him in his presence, permit him always to dwell with him - the highest proof of his friendship.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Psalms 41:12. Thou 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.


 
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