King James Version
Psalms 41:12 in the King James Version says “And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 41 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.”
Psalms 41:12 · KJV
But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them.
By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.
And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity, and settest me before thy face for ever.
Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting, and to everlasting. Amen, and Amen.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“me in mine integrity”
H8537completeness; figuratively, prosperity; usually (morally) innocence
“And as for me thou upholdest”
H8551to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close
“and settest”
H5324to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively)
“me before thy face”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“for ever”
H5769properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial
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