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Psalms 41:12

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

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 41:13.

וַאֲנִ֗יvaaniand mineאֲנִיconjunction, pronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “and mine”H589II, (as for) me, mine, myself, we, [idiom] which, [idiom] who.בְּ֭תֻמִּיbetumiin fullתֹּםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in full”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8537completeness; figuratively, prosperity; usually (morally) innocencefull, integrity, perfect(-ion), simplicity, upright(-ly, -ness), at a venture. See H8550 (תֻּמִּים).תָּמַ֣כְתָּtamakhtaholdתָּמַךְverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “hold”, a completed actionH8551to sustain; by implication, to obtain, keep fast; figuratively, to help, follow close(take, up-) hold (up), maintain, retain, stay (up).בִּ֑יbiinבִּ֑יpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in”inוַתַּצִּיבֵ֖נִיvatatsiveniand appointedנָצַבconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and appointed”, the next action in the storyH5324to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively)appointed, deputy, erect, establish, [idiom] Huzzah (by mistake for a proper name), lay, officer, pillar, present, rear up, set (over, up), settle, sharpen, establish, (make to) stand(-ing, still, up, upright), best state.לְפָנֶ֣יךָlefaneykhato a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…לְעוֹלָֽםleolamto alwayעוֹלָםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to alway”, the ordinary formH5769properly, concealed, i.e. the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e. (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial (especially with prepositional prefix) alwaysalway(-s), ancient (time), any more, continuance, eternal, (for, (n-)) ever(-lasting, -more, of old), lasting, long (time), (of) old (time), perpetual, at any time, (beginning of the) world ([phrase] without end). Compare H5331 (נֶצַח), H5…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(41-13) And as for me, Thou upholdest me because of mine integrity, and settest me before Thy face for ever.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

World English Bible

As for me, you uphold me in my integrity, and set me in your presence forever.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Why art thou cast down, O my soul? and why dost thou disquiet me? Hope thou in God, for I will still give praise to him: the salvation of my countenance, and my God.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(41-13) And as for me, Thou upholdest me because of mine integrity, and settest me before Thy face for ever.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐμοῦ δὲ διὰ τὴν ἀκακίαν ἀντελάβου, καὶ ἐβεβαίωσάς με ἐνώπιόν σου εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.