Psalms 41:12

Thy face. See note on Exodus 34:20.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 41:12

Albert 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...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

And as for me, thou upholdest me (h) in mine integrity, and settest me before thy (i) face for ever. (h) Meaning, either in prosperity of life or in...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

XLI. The Prayer of a Sick man against Cruel and Treacherous Foes. Psalms 41:1 . Kindness to the poor is a favourite virtue in the OT, but seems t...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

12 And as for me, thou wilt uphold me in my integrity Some expound the clause thus: That, as David followed after uprightness, God had stret...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever. Thou upholdest me - I am still enabled to show that my h...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And as for me, thou upholdest, &c.— Accordingly, for my own part, because of my integrity, thou hast upheld me, and set me before thy face for...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever. And as for me - in contrast to the doomed "enemy...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Psalmist has been brought low by sickness, and pronounces a blessing on those who consider such sufferers as himself ( Psalms 41:1-3 ). His own e...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Integrity ] The consciousness of an upright purpose is not inconsistent with the confession of sin in Psalms 41:4 : see on Psalms 25:21 . Settes...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Thou upholdest. — Here we seem to have the acknowledgment that the prayer just uttered is answered.
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 41:1-13 THE central mass of this psalm describes the singer as suffering from two evils: sickness and treacherous friends. This situation n...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

“Lord, Heal My Soul” Psalms 41:1-13 This psalm was probably composed, with the adjacent ones, during the four years in which Absalom's conspira...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This whole song depends for interpretation on its opening beatitude. The man who is considerate toward the weak, who is compassionate, is blessed. Hi...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

What a lovely example hath the Son of God shown where his people are to go, and from whom to seek a refuge, in all times of need.
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire 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 uprightnes...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever. Ver. 12. And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine int...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

By this I know that thou favourest me Bearest a good will to me, and art resolved to make good thy promises to me, and wilt plead my righteous caus...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David Complains of His Enemies; David's Comfort in God. 5 Mine enemie...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

In mine integrity; as I have kept my integrity, so thou hast kept me in and with it. Or, for mine integrity ; because thou hast seen my innocency,...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

He Prays For Healing And Expresses His Certainty That God Will Help Him Against His Enemies, Confident Also That God Upholds His Integrity And Has I...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION This psalm, like the preceding one, is from the pen of David, and is addressed “to the chief musician,” for use in public religious ser...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

You will see, dear friends, from these holy songs, that the saints of God in those olden days were not screened from trials and troubles, but were te...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

A psalm of David, when sick with grief at Absalom's rebellion. Psalms 41:4 . Heal my soul. It would appear that David was visited with some tempo...
The Biblical Illustrator

Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. The Psalmist’s affliction The central mass of this psalm...
The Biblical Illustrator

By this I know that Thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me. Present favour and boundless hope The last words of the psa...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION THE forty-first psalm completes the first book of the Psalter. All the psalms contained in it are assigned to David by the titles,...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Psalm of Thanksgiving and Trust in God. To the chief musician, a psalm of David, composed probably during the time of persecution by Absalom and...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, the fact of his being innocent of deliberate wrongdoing, and settest me before Thy face forever,...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Job 36:7 ; John 17:24 ; Psalms 16:11 ; Psalms 17:15 ; Psalms 25:21 ; Psalms 34:15 ; Psalms 73:23 ; Psalms 73:24 ; Psalms 94:18
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Settest — Or, hast confirmed me in thy presence, under thine eye and special care: to minister unto thee, as a king over thy people. And in regard...

¹² And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 41:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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