Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Psalms 41:12
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 of his posterity, the kingdom was established for ever.
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 of his posterity, the kingdom was established for ever.
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 s...
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 th...
Psalms 41 Faith and Unbelief in View of the Cross _ 1. Faith in Him and the Results (Psalms 41:1)_ 2. Unbelief and its hatred (Psalms 41:4) 3. The vindication of the Christ of the cross ...
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 to have no natural place at the beginning of this Ps. We...
THY FACE. See note on Exodus 34:20....
After describing his urgent need, the Psalmist resumes his prayer from Psalms 41:4, and affirms his confident assurance of God's favour....
Cp. Psalms 26:11; Psalms 63:8. _Thou upholdest_(lit. _hast upheld_) is either a reference to past mercies, or more probably a retrospect from the standpoint of deliverance granted. _In mine integrity_...
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 ever._ Mudge; who observes, that as the division of the...
PSALMS 41 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE Regretting that Enemies and Friends should meanly Rejoice in his Sickness, the Psalmist nevertheless Perseveres in Prayer for Pardon and Recovery. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Ps...
_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" (Psalms 41:11). THOU UPHOLDEST ME IN MINE INTEGRITY -...
The Psalmist has been brought low by sickness, and pronounces a blessing on those who consider such sufferers as himself (Psalms 41:1). His own experience has been of an opposite kind. His enemies hav...
INTEGRITY] The consciousness of an upright purpose is not inconsistent with the confession of sin in Psalms 41:4 : see on Psalms 25:21. SETTEST ME BEFORE THY FACE FOR EVER] the opposite of the fate pr...
Psalms 1:41 _GORDON CHURCHYARD_ Words in boxes are from the Bible. The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. Tap the * before a word to show an explanation. The translated Bible tex...
THOU UPHOLDEST. — Here we seem to have the acknowledgment that the prayer just uttered is answered....
_[Psalms 41:13]_ וַ אֲנִ֗י בְּ֭ תֻמִּי תָּמַ֣כְתָּ...
Psalms 41:1 THE central mass of this psalm describes the singer as suffering from two evils: sickness and treacherous friends. This situation naturally leads up to the prayer and confidence of the clo...
“LORD, HEAL MY SOUL” Psalms 41:1 This psalm was probably composed, with the adjacent ones, during the four years in which Absalom's conspiracy was being hatched. Perhaps the anxiety thus caused induc...
This whole song depends for interpretation on its opening beatitude. The man who is considerate toward the weak, who is compassionate, is blessed. His blessings are then described. Emphasize "him" and...
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 the true fear of God against all temptation. (i)...
_Countenance. To whom I look up with confidence. (Menochius) --- The just are comforted with the hope of God's sight. (Worthington)_...
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....
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 stretched out the hand to him. But this interpretation does not...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS PSALMS 40 AND 41. In Psalms 40 then Christ is seen, not only in His passage through the sorrows which beset His way, if He took up the cause of the disobedient and guil...
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; an...
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 integrity_] Which earth and hell had conspired to rob m...
_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 cause; _because mine enemy doth not triumph over me _ B...
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, if not Messianic throughout, is at least in part ty...
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, under God's watch and care, as an object of His tru...
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 r...
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, notwithstanding all the calumnies of mine enemies; a...
Psalms 41:12 uphold H8551 (H8804) integrity H8537 set H5324 (H8686) face H6440 forever H5769 thou -...
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 INDEED SET HIM BEFORE HIS FACE FOR EVER (PSALMS 41:10...
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 tempted in all points like as we are. If we happen to...
CONTENTS: Prayer for relief from sickness and confession of sins. CHARACTERS: God, David. CONCLUSION: When we suffer in our reputation, our first concern should be about our integrity and we may the...
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 temporary sickness, prior to Absalom's rebellion, and that...
_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 psalm are sunny with the assurance of present favour and...
_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 describes the singer as suffering from two evils: sic...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 41:1. This is a lament in which a person has fulfilled his responsibilities to the poor and yet is suffering severely. He prays for God’s help and vindication....
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 41:11 The singer returns to the faith described in vv. Psalms 41:1. Because of his faith, he can be confident that God will continue to honor his integrit
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 services. It seems to have been composed with reference...
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, except Psalms 1:1; Psalms 2:1; Psalms 10:1;...
Let us turn at this time in our Bibles to Psalms 41:1-13. This is another one of the psalms that begins with a beatitude. The very first psalm begins with a beatitude, "Blessed is the man." Here again...
Job 36:7; John 17:24; Psalms 16:11; Psalms 17:15; Psalms 25:21;...