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As for me, you uphold me in my integrity, And set me in your presence forever.
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God Vindicates Our Character
Commentators explain that the psalmist's 'integrity' is not a claim of sinless perfection, but of sincere faith and character. God's act of 'upholding' him serves as a public vindication against enemies who interpreted his suffering as proof of hypocrisy. God's deliverance demonstrates His approval and proves the accusers wrong.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
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 …
19th Century
Anglican
Thou upholdest. —Here we seem to have the acknowledgment that the prayer just uttered is answered.
Baptist
That is the sick man's praise; it is full of fervor and full of life.
Let us never rob God of the revenue of his praises; let us not have suc…
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16th Century
Protestant
And as for me, thou wilt uphold me in my integrity. Some explain this clause as follows: that because David pursued uprightness, God had e…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And as for me, thou upholdest me in mine integrity In the innocence of his nature, being free from sin, original and…
We complain, and justly, of the lack of sincerity, and that there is scarcely any true friendship to be found among men; but the former days were n…
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13th Century
Catholic
In the previous psalm, the psalmist showed his trust in God. Here, he asks for a sustaining mercy from God.
The title is unt…
